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Giuseppe Piazzi
Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer. He established an observatory at Palermo, now the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo – Giuseppe S. Vaiana. He is perhaps most famous for his discovery of the first dwarf planet, Ceres.
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science · Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826) · astronomer · university teacher · mathematician · Latin Catholic priest · discoverer of astronomical objects · discoverer of asteroids · also Giuseppe Piazzi, Piazzi
Born 16 July 1746 · Died 22 July 1826 · Q14280
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1923· 1 entry
The 1000th asteroid to be numbered was named 1000 Piazzia in his honour
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1871· 1 entry
A memorial statue of Piazzi sculpted by Costantino Corti was dedicated in the main plaza of his birthplace, Ponte
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1826· 1 entry
Died 1826-07-22.
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1817· 1 entry
King Ferdinand put Piazzi in charge of the completion of the Capodimonte (Naples) Observatory, naming him General Director of the Naples and Sicily Observatories
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1814· 1 entry
Awarded Lalande Prize (1814).
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1804· 2 entries
Awarded Lalande Prize (1804).
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Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1804).
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1746· 1 entry
Born 1746-07-16.
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