Paolo Maffei

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Paolo Maffei

Physics

#1697

World Rank

#2586

Historical Rank

Astrophysics

#760

World Rank

#813

Historical Rank

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• Physics

Paolo Maffei's Degrees

• PhD Astrophysics University of Florence

Why Is Paolo Maffei Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Paolo Maffei was an Italian astrophysicist and science writer. He was born in Arezzo and was director of the Catania Observatory and an astronomer at Arcetri, Bologna, Asiago and Hamburg. He studied comets, variable stars, galaxies and the evolution of the universe. An internationally renowned astronomer, he was one of the pioneers of infrared astronomy research. In 1968 he discovered through infrared analysis two galaxies, otherwise unobservable because their light emission in the visible frequencies is absorbed by the dust that fills the plane of the Milky Way. The two galaxies were named after him: Maffei-1 and Maffei-2. The two galaxies are the main constituents of the group known as "Maffei's Group of galaxies 1".

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Paolo Maffei?

Paolo Maffei is affiliated with the following schools:

• Sapienza University of Rome
• University of Florence