Abstract
This file contains a biographical introduction on Maximilianus (Maximilian) Hell (1720-1792) followed by summaries of contents of all three known versions of his treatise on the Aurora Borealis, the 'Lucis Boreæ Theoria nova' (manuscript version, c. 1770), 'Aurorae Borealis Theoria Nova' (Latin edition, 1776) and 'Neue Theorie des Nordlichtes' (German edition, 1792).
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[Title page] Lucis Boreæ Theoria nova à Maximiliano Hell S.J
Lucis Boreæ Theoria nova (MS, c. 1770) Aurorae Borealis Theoria Nova (1776) Neue Theorie des Nordlichtes (1792) by Maximilianus Hell digitized by University of Norway (UiT), with a biographical introduction and summary of contents by Per Pippin Aspaas
I acknowledge technical support and guidance from my colleagues Stein Høydalsvik, Aysa Ekanger and Jan Erik Frantsvåg at Septentrio Academic Publishing, University Library, UiT; OCR recognition generously provided by Mats Danielsson, Umeå University Library; repro-photography and PDF processing by Adnan Icagic, Tromsø University Museum, UiT and Torje Jenssen, HSLtrykkeriet, UiT; graphic design by Mark Stenersen, RESULT, UiT
Summary
Lucis Boreæ Theoria nova (MS, c. 1770) Aurorae Borealis Theoria Nova (1776) Neue Theorie des Nordlichtes (1792) by Maximilianus Hell digitized by UiT, with a biographical introduction and summary of contents by Per Pippin Aspaas. I acknowledge technical support and guidance from my colleagues Stein Høydalsvik, Aysa Ekanger and Jan Erik Frantsvåg at Septentrio Academic Publishing, University Library, UiT; OCR recognition generously provided by Mats Danielsson, Umeå University Library; repro-photography and PDF processing by Adnan Icagic, Tromsø University Museum, UiT and Torje Jenssen, HSLtrykkeriet, UiT; graphic design by Mark Stenersen, RESULT, UiT. Items digitized for this volume: The manuscript Lucis Boreæ Theoria nova from the Fachbereichsbibliothek Astronomie at the Institut für Astrophysik, University of Vienna (see digitized manuscript). Copy of Beyträge zur Praktischen Astronomie, Zweiter Band with the article Neue Theorie des Nordlichtes from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich, Call Number 10293914 Astr.u. 75-1/2 10293914 Astr.u. 75-1/2, urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb10060951-3 (see e-book)
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