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Preface
activitiesundertakenbyJohannesHeveliuswerepresented.TeAuthors’researchesunequivocally
indicatetheimpossibilityofanalyzingthispersoninoneperspective.Heveliuscannotbeknown
anddescribedfromtheperspectiveoftheresearchconductedwithinasinglediscipline,suchas
historyorastronomy.Teconsiderationsincludedinthispartleadtotheconclusionthatcanargue
thethesisabouttheexistenceofculturaldistinctivenesswhichwedefineasHeveliusculture,and
aboutthenecessityofdevelopmentofitinthecurrentreality.
ParttwoconcentratesthepapersinwhichtheAuthorsdemonstratethatJohannesHevelius
doesnotceaseinspiring,andthethoughtabouthimconstantlyprovokessolutions,notonlywithin
thescientificandresearchprojects,butalsointhefieldofartisticarrangements,orinthefieldsthat
areaimingattheimprovementofsociallifeconditions.Here,thesymbiosisofthetownandthe
University,thatalwaysislocal,regardlessofproclaimeduniversaltruth,deservesspecialconsider-
ation.TesepapersarecontributiontothethinkingaboutHeveliusculture.Sincetheircontents
documenttheexistenceofculture’ssinequanoncondition,namely,thatthecultureremainsinso-
cialpracticesandcanberecognizedasdistinctivewayofthinkingandacting.
Inthethirdpart,beingakindofthepoint,weareclosingourthinkingofHeveliuscultureatthe
presentmoment,openingupforit’spresencewithinthelimitsofvarietyofscientificapproaches,
scientificfieldsanddisciplines,particularinstitutions,orspheresofsociallife.Webelievethatit’s
worthbroadeningthefieldsfordiscussionabouttheexistenceofentitiessupportingtheHevelius
culture.Tebook,whichwearepresenting-aswehope-createdsuchfield.
Gdańsk,August2012
Editors
MariaMendel
JózefWłodarski
