Giovanni Battista Riccioli
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 353 years ago |
Date of birth | April 17,1598 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Ferrara |
Italy | |
Date of died | June 25,1671 |
Died | Bologna |
Italy | |
Nationality | Italian |
Field | Astronomy |
Notable students | Francesco Maria Grimaldi |
Giovanni Domenico Cassini | |
Job | Astronomer |
Known for | Experiments with pendulums and with falling bodies; Introducing the current scheme of lunar nomenclature |
Books | Almagestum Novum |
Prosodia reformata | |
Academic advisor | Giuseppe Biancani |
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ID | 642057 |
Giovanni Battista Riccioli Life story
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, SJ was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order. He is known, among other things, for his experiments with pendulums and with falling bodies, for his ...