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Giovanni Schiaparelli
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Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian, noted for his observations of Mars and Mercury.
Quotes
Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon:One side has lasting day, the other night;One side in everlasting fire doth swoon;While th'other hides forever from the light.
Originally in Latin; translated by Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907)
Quoted in Sky and Telescope, March 2011, p. 33
External links
Category:Astronomers from Italy
Category:1910 deaths
Category:1835 births
Category:Historians of science