Benedict Sestini
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Italian astronomer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Benedict Sestini, SJ was a Jesuit astronomer, mathematician and architect, who worked in Italy and the U.S. Career Sestini was born in Florence, Italy, on March 20, 1816. He entered the Society of Jesus in Rome on October 30, 1836, and studied at the Roman College where he followed the courses of Rev. Vincent Caraffa, the professor of mathematics. He was appointed assistant to Rev. Francesco de Vico, director of the Vatican Observatory. Sestini was ordained in 1844, and then held the chair of higher mathematics at the Roman College.
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Published Works
- Observations on solar spots, made at the observatory of Georgetown college (3)
- On the colors of stars (1850) (1)
- Sestini's sun spots (0)
- Principles of cosmography (0)
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