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He observed objects in the [[solar system]], and after observing [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] he named the "[[Lunar mare|seas]]" and "continents". Beginning in 1877 he also believed he had observed long straight features he called ''canali'' in Italian, meaning " |
He observed objects in the [[solar system]], and after observing [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] he named the "[[Lunar mare|seas]]" and "continents". Beginning in 1877 he also believed he had observed long straight features he called ''canali'' in Italian, meaning "gutter" but mistranslated as "canals". Many decades later these [[Martian canals|canals of Mars]] were definitively shown to be an [[optical illusion]]. He was also the first to demonstrate that the [[Perseids|Perseid]] and [[Leonids|Leonid]] [[meteor shower]]s were associated with [[comet]]s, and he discovered the [[asteroid]] [[69 Hesperia]] on [[April 26]], [[1861]]. |
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[[Image:Karte_Mars_Schiaparelli_MKL1888.png|thumb|rigth|300px|Mars surface map of Schiaparelli]] |
[[Image:Karte_Mars_Schiaparelli_MKL1888.png|thumb|rigth|300px|Mars surface map of Schiaparelli]] |
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| Born | March 14, 1835 Australia Victoria Sunbury |
| Died | July 4, 1910 (aged 75) |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomer |
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (March 14, 1835 – July 4, 1910) was an Italian astronomer. He studied at the University of Turin and Berlin Observatory and worked for over forty years at Brera Observatory.
His niece Elsa Schiaparelli became a famed couturiere.
Astronomy
He observed objects in the solar system, and after observing Mars he named the "seas" and "continents". Beginning in 1877 he also believed he had observed long straight features he called canali in Italian, meaning "gutter" but mistranslated as "canals". Many decades later these canals of Mars were definitively shown to be an optical illusion. He was also the first to demonstrate that the Perseid and Leonid meteor showers were associated with comets, and he discovered the asteroid 69 Hesperia on April 26, 1861.
Honors and Awards
Awards
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1872)
- Bruce Medal (1902)
Named after him
- Asteroid 4062 Schiaparelli
- The crater Schiaparelli on the Moon
- The crater Schiaparelli on Mars
Notes
References
External links
- Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio (1835-1910)
Source texts from Giovanni Schiaparelli.- Le Mani su Marte: I diari di G.V. Schiaparelli
- La Vita Sul Pianeta Marte at Project Gutenberg
- Giovanni Schiaparelli
- Obituaries