Johann Leonhard Rost
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Johann Leonhard Rost (1688–1727) was a German astronomer and author.
He wrote under the alias Meletaon.
Rost crater on the Moon was named after him.
[edit] Bibliography
- Meletaon, "Schau-Platz der gelährten und galanten Welt", 1711.
- Meletaon, "Die Unglückseelige Atalanta", 1717.
- Rost, J. L., "Atlas Portatilis Coelestis", 1723.
[edit] External links
- Online edition of Atlas Portatilis Coelestis, Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, & Technology.
- Biography & Bibliography by Hans Gaab and Olaf Simons