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Giovanni Schiaparelli

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Profession
Astronomer
Died
Jul 4, 1910
Zodiac
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Born in
Italy
About
Known for his contributions to the field of astronomy, he is particularly remembered for his hypotheses about the topography of Mars. He also identified an asteroid -- 69 Hesperia -- and established the relationship between comets and meteor showers.
Family
He was born in the northern Italian town of Savigliano, and he died in Milan at the age of seventy-five.

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