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Giovanni Battista Zupi or Zupus (2 November 1589 – 26 August 1667) was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and Jesuit priest.[1]

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He was born in Catanzaro. In 1639, Giovanni was the first person to discover that the planet Mercury had orbital phases, like those of the Moon and Venus. His observations demonstrated that the planet orbited around the Sun. This occurred thirty years after Galileo's first telescope design, and Zupi's was only slightly more powerful. He died in Naples.

The crater Zupus on the Moon is named after him.

See also

• List of Jesuit scientists
• List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics

References

• Mazzucato, Michele T. (2008), Italiani nel sistema solare (in Italian), Maggioli Editore, p. 90, ISBN 9788838742217

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[de] Giovanni Battista Zupi

Giovanni Battista Zupi oder auch latinisiert Zupus (* um 1590 in Catanzaro; † 1650 in Neapel) war ein italienischer Astronom, Mathematiker und Priester des Jesuitenordens.

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[it] Giovanni Battista Zupi

Giovanni Battista Zupi o Zupus (Catanzaro, 2 novembre 1589 – Napoli, 26 agosto 1667) è stato un gesuita, astronomo, matematico e fisico italiano. Scoprì le fasi del pianeta Mercurio nel 1639.[1]

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