Giovanni Battista Hodierna
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 364 years ago |
Date of birth | April 13,1597 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Ragusa |
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Date of died | April 6,1660 |
Died | Palma Di Montechiaro |
Italy | |
Books | De systemate orbis cometici, deque admirandis coeli characteribus |
Discovered | Triangulum Galaxy |
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ID | 997889 |
Giovanni Battista Hodierna Life story
Giovanni Battista Hodierna, also spelled as Odierna was an Italian astronomer at the court of Giulio Tomasi, Duke of Palma. He compiled a catalogue of comets and other celestial objects containing some 40 entries, including at least 19 real and verifiable nebulous objects that might be confused with comets.