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Cassini

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cassini , name of a family of Italian-French astronomers, four generations of whom were directors of the Paris Observatory. Gian Domenico Cassini, 1625-1712, was born in Italy and distinguished himself while at Bologna by his studies of the sun and planets, particularly Jupiter; he determined rotational periods for Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. He was called to Paris in 1669 to supervise the building of the Royal Observatory and remained there to direct it. While at Paris he discovered four of Saturn's satellites, studied the division in the planet's ring system that now bears his name, and began... Read more
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico
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 Saturn. At the age of twenty-five, Cassini was named chair of astronomy at the University of Bologna... Read more
Cassini
Cassini French family, originally from Italy, which produced four generations of astronomers, cartographers, and geodesists. The most important astronomically were Giovanni Domenico Cassini (sometimes referred to as Cassini I) and his son Jacques Cassini (Cassini II). César François ... Read more

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