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Italian astronomer and science historian (1835–1910)

Giovanni Virginio SchiaparelliForMemRSHFRSE (SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-,^[2][3]skee-AHP-,^[3][4]Italian:[dʒoˈvannivirˈdʒiːnjoskjapaˈrɛlli]; 14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian.

Biography

He studied at the University of Turin, graduating in 1854, and later did research at Berlin Observatory, under Encke. In 1859–1860 he worked in Pulkovo Observatory near St Petersburg, and then worked for over forty years at Brera Observatory in Milan. He was also a senator of the Kingdom of Italy, a member of the Accademia dei Lincei, the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino and the Regio Istituto Lombardo, and is particularly known for his studies of Mars.

Mars

Main article: Martian canals

Among Schiaparelli's contributions are his telescopic observations of Mars. In his initial observations, he named the "seas" and "continen Giovanni Schiaparelli - Wikipedia PIBIQ