Giovanni Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French) mathematician, astronomer...
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consisted of two main elements: the ASI/NASA Cassini orbiter, named for the Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, discoverer of Saturn's ring divisions...
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Cassini may refer to: Cassini (surname) Oleg Cassini (1913–2006), American fashion designer Cassini family: Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712), Italian...
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ovals are named after the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini who studied them in the late 17th century. Cassini believed that a planet orbiting around...
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Cassini's laws provide a compact description of the motion of the Moon. They were established in 1693 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, a prominent scientist...
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Iapetus (moon) (category Discoveries by Giovanni Domenico Cassini)
Named after the Titan Iapetus, the moon was discovered in 1671 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. A relatively low-density body made up mostly of ice, Iapetus...
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Jean-Dominique Cassini can refer to: Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712), known in France as Jean-Dominique Cassini Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748–1845)...
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F_{n+i}F_{n+j}-F_{n}F_{n+i+j}=(-1)^{n}F_{i}F_{j}.} Cassini's formula was discovered in 1680 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, then director of the Paris Observatory...
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Dione (moon) (category Discoveries by Giovanni Domenico Cassini)
leading hemisphere. The moon was discovered by Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1684 and is named after the Titaness Dione in Greek mythology...
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Tethys (moon) (category Discoveries by Giovanni Domenico Cassini)
measuring about 1,060 km (660 mi) across. It was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1684, and is named after the titan Tethys of Greek mythology...
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