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Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (1625–1712) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Italian-born astronomer. For his French-born great-grandson, see Dominique, comte de Cassini. For his French-born grandson, see César-François Cassini de Thury.
Giovanni[lower-alpha 1] Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French)[1] mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo,[2][3] near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state.[4][5] Cassini is known for his work on astronomy and engineering. He discovered four satellites of Saturn and noted the division of its rings; the Cassini Division was named after him. Giovanni Domenico Cassini was also the first of his family to begin work on the project of creating a topographic map of France.
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Born | (1625-06-08)8 June 1625 |
Died | 14 September 1712(1712-09-14) (aged 87) Paris, France |
Nationality | Italian, French |
Alma mater | The Jesuit College at Genoa |
Known for | Cassini Division Cassini identity Cassini's laws Cassini oval First to observe the division in the rings of Saturn |
Children | Jacques Cassini |
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Fields | Mathematics, astrology astronomy, engineering |
Institutions | University of Bologna |
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The Cassini space probe, launched in 1997, was named after him and became the fourth to visit Saturn and the first to orbit it.