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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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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 |
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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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