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Definition of Giovanni virginio schiaparelli
1. Noun. Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
Literary usage of Giovanni virginio schiaparelli
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Astronomers of To-day and Their Work by Hector Macpherson (1905)
"giovanni virginio schiaparelli was born at Savigliano, in Piedmont, on March 14,
1835. After elementary education in the Gymnasium and Lyceum of his native ..."
2. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1909)
"giovanni virginio schiaparelli. BY RG AITKEN. Three times within as many years
we have had to record the death of one of those leaders in astronomical ..."
3. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1902)
"... Board of Directors the Bruce Medal for the year 1902 was awarded to Professor
giovanni virginio schiaparelli, "for distinguished services to astronomy. ..."
4. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"In 1890, however, astronomer giovanni virginio schiaparelli, discoverer of the
so-called "canals" of Mars which so intrigued Lowell, concluded that Venus ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"giovanni virginio schiaparelli, the eminent Italian astronomer, died on July 4,
at the age of seventy-five years. JOHANN GOTTFRIED GALLE, the great German ..."
6. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1911)
"giovanni virginio schiaparelli, the eminent Italian astronomer, died at Milan,
July 4, aged 73. B. at Savigliano, Piedmont, on March 14,1837, ho studied at ..."
7. Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1992)
"He popularized the incorrect notion that the surface of Mars was covered with
canals, a claim first advanced by giovanni virginio schiaparelli in 1877. ..."
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