Human Accomplishment: Giovanni Domenico Cassini

an Italian (naturalised French) mathematician, astronomer and engineer.

Born

8 June 1625 Perinaldo, Republic of Genova

Died

14 September 1712 (aged 87) Paris, France

Nationality

Italian, French

Known for

Cassini Division Cassini identity Cassini's laws Cassini oval First to observe the division in the rings of Saturn

Fields

Mathematics, astrology astronomy, engineering

Alma mater

The Jesuit College at Genoa

Institutions

University of Bologna

adultbasic

Italy

era

1600-1800