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Giovanni Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French) mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state.
Jun 4, 2024 · Gian Domenico Cassini (born June 8, 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa [Italy]—died September 14, 1712, Paris, France) was an Italian-born French astronomer who, among others, discovered the Cassini Division, the dark gap between the rings A and B of Saturn; he also discovered four of Saturn’s moons. In addition, he was the first to record ...
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Sep 28, 2017 · Born on June 8, 1625, in Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy), he was given the name Giovanni Domenico by his parents, Jacopo Cassini and Julia Crovesi.
Sep 14, 2012 · Quick Info. Born. 8 June 1625. Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy) Died. 14 September 1712. Paris, France. Summary. Giovanni Cassini (Cassini I) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who studied the curve which is the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed foci is constant. View six larger pictures. Biography.
Nov 30, 2016 · Giovanni Domenico Cassini was born on June 8th, 1625, in the small town of Perinaldo (near Nice, France) to Jacopo Cassini and Julia Crovesi. Educating by Jesuit scientists, he showed an...
May 17, 2018 · Born in Perinaldo, Italy, Giovanni * Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) was an astronomer best known for his discoveries connected with the planet Saturn. At the age of twenty-five, Cassini was named chair of astronomy at the University of Bologna and held that position for nineteen years.
Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Sanremo, at that time in the Republic of Genoa. His father was James Cassini, who first assigned a tutor to assist in Cassini's education , and later sent the young man to study theology and law under the Jesuits in Genoa.
