Cassini, Giovanni Domenico
Italian Astronomer 1625-1712
Born in Perinaldo, Italy, Giovanni* Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) was an astronomer best known for his discoveries connected with the planet Satu...
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Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625-1712
Italian-French Astronomer
Giovanni Domenico Cassini made the first accurate determination of the dimensions of the solar system. A gifted observationalist, he was a...
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Cassini was born in Perinaldo, Italy, near Nice, France. He studied with the Jesuit priests and astronomers Giovanni Riccioli (1598-1671) and Francesco Grimaldi (1618-1663) before becoming an astronom...
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Cassini, Giovanni Domenico
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Giovanni Domenico Cassini