Scrutinizing the Heavens, Measuring the Earth: Joseph Liesganig's Contribution to the Mapping of the Habsburg Lands in the Eighteenth Century

The Viennese Jesuit Joseph Liesganig made a significant contribution to the transformation of Habsburg mapmaking into a "scientific" enterprise before the dissolution of the Jesuit order. Liesganig's work began at the Vienna University Observatory as part of Empress Maria Theresa'...

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Main Author: Veres, Madalina Valeria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-98
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
CF Christianity and Science
CG Christianity and Politics
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBB German language area
Further subjects:B Joseph Liesganig
B Austria
B Lviv
B Hungary
B César-François Cassini de Thury
B Empress Maria Theresa
B Jesuit Cartography
B Jesuit science
B Vienna
B Habsburg Empire
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