Q14281
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Q14281 refers to an Italian astronomer and science historian who lived from 1835 to 1910 and made contributions to both observational astronomy and the study of science's history. This person's work bridged the gap between practical stargazing and scholarly understanding of how scientific knowledge developed over time.
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Person
- Born
- 1835-01-01
- Died
- 1910-07-04
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- Born
- 1 January 1835
- Died
- 4 July 1910
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Savigliano
- Place of death
- Milan
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Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian. Schiaparelli established the Martian system of nomenclature still in use today; before him, features of the planet bore the names of contemporary astronomers, similar to the lunar map of van Langren that preceded that of Hevelius.
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1835 births1910 deaths19th-century Italian astronomersCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesDiscoverers of asteroidsForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesInternational members of the American Philosophical SocietyItalian fellows of the Royal SocietyItalian historians of science