Giovanni Schiaparelli
Giovanni Schiaparelli | |
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| Born | Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli 14 March 1835 |
| Died | 4 July 1910 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Known for | Maps of Mars and Mercury |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Brera Astronomical Observatory |
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Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli ForMemRS HFRSE (/ˌskæpəˈrɛli, ˌʃæp-/ SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-, US also /skiˌɑːp-/ skee-AHP-, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni virˈdʒiːnjo skjapaˈrɛlli]; 14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian. Schiaparelli established the Martian system of nomenclature still in use today; before him, features of the planet bore the names of contemporary astronomers, similar to the lunar map of van Langren that preceded that of Hevelius.