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146 Father Poczobut, an ex-Jesuit, and a famous astronomer,

published a work on the Zodiac of Denderah, and by his

observations aided Lalande in calculating the motions of the

moon. See the biography of him by Jan Sniadecki.

147 [Jan Sniadecki (1756-1830) was a man of real distinction both

as an astronomer and as one of the intellectual leaders of

Poland. During Mickiewicz's student days he was professor at the

University of Wilno. The young poet disliked him, as a

representative of the cold, rationalistic tradition of the

eighteenth century.]

148 [At Jassy, in Roumania, peace was concluded in 1792 between

Russia and Turkey. The poet represents Branicki and his comrades

as rushing to the protection of the Russian armies: compare p.

334.]

149 [Fvlmen Orientis Joannes III. rex Poloniarvm ter maximus.

Calissii typis Collegij Societatis Jesv. 1684.]

150 [Rubinkowski, Jan Kaz. Janina zwycieskich tryumfow Jana III.

Poznan, S. J. 1739.]