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Giuseppe Piazzi

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Giuseppe Piazzi

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Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826)

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Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian male composer and author active in the classical and opera genres. Born on 16 July 1746 and dying on 22 July 1826, he was based in Italy. His literary output includes fifteen works, with notable titles such as *Saggio sui movimenti propy delle fisse ricevuto ai 20 guigno 1804* and *Praecipuarum stellarum inerrantium positiones mediae*. Other publications include *Corrispondenza astronomica fra Giuseppe Piazzi e Barnaba Oriani* and *Della Specola astronomica de'Regj studj di Palermo...*.

Piazzi’s works are recognized in the Royal Society collection. He is referenced by 135 other encyclopedia articles.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Giuseppe
Gender
male
Place of birth
Ponte in Valtellina
Place of death
Naples
Employer
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
Languages spoken
Italian
Religion
Catholic Church
Award
Lalande Prize
Student of
Jérôme Lalande
Field of work
astronomy
Image
Costanzo Angelini, L'astronomo Piazzi 1825 ca.jpg
Religious order
Theatines
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Giuseppe Piazzi
date of birth
1746-07-16
date of death
1826-07-22
member of
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
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birth name
Gioacchino Giuseppe Maria Ubaldo Nicolò Piazzi
place of burial
San Domenico, Palermo
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Encyclopedic overview

Giuseppe Piazzi (16 July 1746 – 22 July 1826) 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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