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Cassini, Giovanni Domenico
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(1625-1712) Catholic astronomer. Determined the period of rotation of Jupiter, Venus, and Mars, made researches on lunar librations and on the zodiacal light, advanced a theory of comet motion, discovered four Saturnian satellites, suggested oval paths in place of the ellipses of Kepler which were named Cassinians in his honor, and was first director of the Paris Observatory.
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Entry for 'Cassini, Giovanni Domenico'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/cassini-giovanni-domenico.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Cassini, Giovanni Domenico'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/cassini-giovanni-domenico.html. 1910.
