Giovanni Domenico Cassini

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Recounts the life and scientific achievements of the most famous astronomer of his timeExplores Cassinis impressive accomplishments in diverse fieldsOffers insightful accounts of Cassinis observations of the rings and satellites of Saturn, as well as his construction of the great meridian line in the Basilica of San Petronio

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Gabriella Bernardi holds a degree in Physics and a Masters degree in Scientific Communication. After having worked at Alenia Spazio in Turin (Rosetta mission), she decided to devote her energies to science, and especially astronomy. She is currently a freelance journalist for magazines and periodicals, as well as a scientific blogger. She is a member of the Unione dei Giornalisti Scientifici Italiani (UGIS) and the European Union of Scientific Journalists Association (EUSJA). Gabriella won an Italian award for popular science journalism, and is the author of three books in Italian that aim to popularize astronomy for children and young people. In 2016 she published The Unforgotten Sisters - Female Astronomers and Scientists before Caroline Herschel with Springer.   

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