Giuseppe Piazzi
Giuseppe Piazzi (16 Julie 1746 – 22 Julie 1826) wis an Italian Catholic priest o the Theatine order, mathematician, an astronomer. He wis born in Ponte in Valtellina, an died in Naples. He established an observatory at Palermo, nou the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo – Giuseppe S. Vaiana.[1] Aiblins his maist famous discovery wis the first dwarf planet, Ceres.
Giuseppe Piazzi | |
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 Giuseppe Piazzi | |
| Born | 16 Julie 1746 Ponte in Valtellina, Italy |
| Dee'd | 22 Julie 1826 (aged 80) Naples, Italy |
| Naitionality | Italian |
| Awairds | Lalande Prize (1803) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |