Giuseppe Piazzi
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 198 years ago |
Date of birth | July 16,1746 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Ponte In Valtellina |
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Date of died | July 22,1826 |
Died | Naples |
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Nationality | Italian |
Discovered | Ceres |
Field | Astronomy |
Books | Discorso Di Astronomia |
Awards | Lalande Prize |
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ID | 997031 |
Giuseppe Piazzi Life story
Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer. He established an observatory at Palermo, now the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo – Giuseppe S. Vaiana. He is perhaps most famous for his discovery of the first dwarf planet, Ceres.