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Giovanni Domenico Cassini, 17th century European astronomer on the fourth centenary of his birth
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Bologna,
ItalyOn the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, born in Perinaldo (Italy) on 8 June 1625, we would like to remember the most illustrious astronomer of his time: his studies had such an impact beyond national borders that in 1669 the Sun King, Louis XIV, asked him to found the Observatoire de Paris, the first modern astronomical observatory.
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