Giovanni Demisiani
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| Giovanni Demisiani | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zakynthos |
| Died | 1614 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Fields | Mathematics, Chemistry |
| Known for | Lincean, naming the Telescope. |
Giovanni Demisiani (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δημησιάνος) (died 1614), a Greek from Zakynthos, was a theologian, chemist, mathematician to Cardinal Gonzaga, and member of the Accademia dei Lincei.[1][2] Demisiani is noted for coining the name telescope from the Greek words τηλέ - tele "far" and σκοπείν - skopein "to look, to see" for a version of the instrument presented by Galileo Galilei to the Accademia dei Lincei at a banquet honoring Galileo’s induction into the Accademia in 1611.[2]
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