Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Quick Facts

Full Name	Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Jun 8, 1625(1625-06-08)
Age	399
Date Of Death	September 14, 1712
Birthplace	Perinaldo
Country	Italy
Birth City	Liguria
Horoscope	Gemini

Giovanni Domenico Cassini Biography

Giovanni Domenico Cassini is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on June 8, 1625 in Perinaldo, Liguria, Italy. Italian engineer, astronomer, and mathematician who was first to observe the rings’ division on Saturn and also discovered four satellites of Saturn. It is the Cassini Division, a 4,800-kilometer gap between the rings A and B in the vicinity of Saturn was named in honor of his memory.

He has a share of the responsibility for the discovery of the Jupiter’s Great Red Spot with renowned polymath He shares credit for the discovery of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot with renowned polymath Robert Hooke..

His wife was Genevieve De Laistre and had two sons. One of them, Jacques, also became an astronomer.

Giovanni Domenico Cassini Net Worth

Giovanni Domenico Cassini is one of the richest Astronomer from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Giovanni Domenico Cassini 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Astronomy was his career path. began when he was offered an offer to work at the Panzano observatory. He was a student of amateurastronomer Cornelio Malvasia, who began his work in 1648.

He did not accept He rejected Sir Isaac Newton‘s theory of gravity due to faulty results from his own experiments.’s theory of gravity due to the incorrect results of his own experiments.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Giovanni Domenico Cassini Dating?

According to our records, Giovanni Domenico Cassini married to Geneviève de Laistre. As of December 1, 2023, Giovanni Domenico Cassini’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Giovanni Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Giovanni Domenico Cassini celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.

What is Giovanni Domenico Cassini known for?

Gian Domenico Cassini, French Jean-Dominique Cassini, (born June 8, 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa [Italy]—died September 14, 1712, Paris, France), Italian-born French astronomer who, among others, discovered the Cassini Division, the dark gap between the rings A and B of Saturn; he also discovered four of Saturn’s …

What did Giovanni Cassini discover about Saturn?

Observations of Saturn: In 1675, Cassini discovered that Saturn’s rings are separated into two parts by a gap , which is now called the “Cassini Division” in his honor. He also theorized that the rings were composed of countless small particles, which was proven to be correct.

Why did Giovanni Cassini change his name?

Born on June 8, 1625, in Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy), he was given the name Giovanni Domenico by his parents, Jacopo Cassini and Julia Crovesi. However he also used the name Gian Domenico Cassini, and after he moved to France as an adult , he changed his name to the French version — Jean-Dominique Cassini.

How long did Giovanni Cassini live?

In 1711 Cassini went blind and he died on 14 September 1712 in Paris at the age of 87.

Why was Cassini crashed into Saturn?

Having expended almost every bit of the rocket propellant it carried to Saturn, operators deliberately plunged Cassini into the planet to ensure Saturn’s moons remain pristine for future exploration —in particular, the ice-covered, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus, but also Titan, with its intriguing pre-biotic chemistry.