Astronomer Giovanni Cassini
Astronomer Giovanni Cassini is the scientist I chose because he discovered the moons of my favorite planet. He is associated with many amazing astronomical discoveries, including the first observations of Saturn's moons. For this reason, the Cassini spacecraft was named after him. It was launched in 1997 and plunged into the planet in 2017.
Born on June 8, 1625, in Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy), he was given the name Giovanni Domenico by his parents, Jacopo Cassini and Julia Crovesi. However he also used the name Gian Domenico Cassini, and after he moved to France as an adult, he changed his name to the French version — Jean-Dominique Cassini. To add to the perplexity, he was the first of the well-known Cassini family of astronomers and is sometimes referred to as Cassini I. He was primarily raised by his mother's brother. After spending two years being educated at Vallebone, Cassini entered the Jesuit College at Genoa, where he studied under Casselli. After this, he studied at the abbey of San Fructuoso. When he was young, he showed a keen interest in math, astrology and poetry. His extensive knowledge of astrology led to his first appointment as an …show more content…
One of his first applications of his longitude determinations was used to measure the size of France accurately, and the country turned out to be significantly smaller than first believed. Other accomplishments of Cassini include being the first to observe four of Saturn's moons — Iapetus (1671), Rhea (1672), Tethys (1684) and Dione (1684) — which he called Sidera, Lodoicea, or Louisian Stars, after the French king. Iapetus had variations in brightness, which he accurately ascribed to the presence of dark material on one hemisphere, which is now called Cassini Region in his honor. Jacques Cassini gradually took over his father's duties as head of the Paris
Astronomer Giovanni Cassini is the scientist I chose because he discovered the moons of my favorite planet. He is associated with many amazing astronomical discoveries, including the first observations of Saturn's moons. For this reason, the Cassini spacecraft was named after him. It was launched in 1997 and plunged into the planet in 2017.
Born on June 8, 1625, in Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy), he was given the name Giovanni Domenico by his parents, Jacopo Cassini and Julia Crovesi. However he also used the name Gian Domenico Cassini, and after he moved to France as an adult, he changed his name to the French version — Jean-Dominique Cassini. To add to the perplexity, he was the first of the well-known Cassini family of astronomers and is sometimes referred to as Cassini I. He was primarily raised by his mother's brother. After spending two years being educated at Vallebone, Cassini entered the Jesuit College at Genoa, where he studied under Casselli. After this, he studied at the abbey of San Fructuoso. When he was young, he showed a keen interest in math, astrology and poetry. His extensive knowledge of astrology led to his first appointment as an …show more content…
One of his first applications of his longitude determinations was used to measure the size of France accurately, and the country turned out to be significantly smaller than first believed. Other accomplishments of Cassini include being the first to observe four of Saturn's moons — Iapetus (1671), Rhea (1672), Tethys (1684) and Dione (1684) — which he called Sidera, Lodoicea, or Louisian Stars, after the French king. Iapetus had variations in brightness, which he accurately ascribed to the presence of dark material on one hemisphere, which is now called Cassini Region in his honor. Jacques Cassini gradually took over his father's duties as head of the Paris