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Caterina Scarpellini (29 October 1808 – 28 November 1873), was an Italian astronomer who discovered a comet and as a meteorologist she established a station in Rome in the 1850s.

Caterina Scarpellini
Born(1808-10-29)29 October 1808
Foligno
Died28 November 1873(1873-11-28) (aged 65)
Foligno
NationalityKingdom of Italy
Occupationastronomer and meteorologist
Known forDiscovering a comet

Life


She was born in Foligno on 29 October 1808, Scarpellini moved to Rome at the age of 18. She was an assistant to her uncle, who was the director of the Roman Campidoglio Observatory. She was a corresponding member of the Accademia dei Georgofili in Florence.[1]

She discovered a comet on 1 April 1854 and established a meteorological station in Rome in 1856. In 1872 she was honored by the Italian government for her work; she died 28 November the following year.[2][3][4]

One of the craters of Venus is named after her.[5]


References


  1. Logan, Gabriella Berti (2005). "Caterina Scarpellini: Astronomy and Meteorology in Risorgimento Rome". Nuncius. 20: 189–217. doi:10.1163/182539105x00772. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. "SIUSA - Scarpellini Caterina". siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. Popular Astronomy, March 1898, p. 217.
  4. The Observatory, vol. 22 no. 282 (August 1899), p. 297-98.
  5. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Scarpellini on Venus". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

На других языках

[de] Caterina Scarpellini

Caterina Scarpellini (* 29. Oktober 1808 in Foligno; † 28. November 1873 ebenda) war eine italienische Astronomin und Meteorologin.
- [en] Caterina Scarpellini

[es] Caterina Scarpellini

Caterina Scarpellini (Foligno, Italia, 29 de octubre 1808 – Roma, 28 de noviembre 1873), fue una astrónoma y meteoróloga italiana.

[it] Caterina Scarpellini

Caterina Scarpellini (Foligno, 29 ottobre 1808 – Roma, 28 novembre 1873) è stata un'astronoma e scienziata italiana.

[ru] Скарпеллини, Катерина

Катерина Скарпеллини (итал. Caterina Scarpellini; 29 октября 1808, Фолиньо — 28 ноября 1873, Рим) — итальянский астроном и метеоролог.


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