Giovanni Domenico Cassini
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Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer
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Giovanni Domenico Cassini's Degrees
- Doctorate Mathematics University of Bologna
Why Is Giovanni Domenico Cassini Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state. Cassini is known for his work on astronomy and engineering. He discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; 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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