Vasco Ronchi
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Vasco Ronchi (December 19, 1897-October 31, 1988) was an Italian physicist known for his work in optics. He was born in Florence. on 19th December 1897 in Florence, Italy. Along with Enrico Fermi, he was a student of Luigi Puccianti. He studied from at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Pisa 1915-1919.
In 1922 he published work describing testing methods for optics using simple equipment. The Ronchi test is widely used in amateur telescope making.
He served numerous terms as the President of the 'Union Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences' within the UNESCO.
He authored 900 papers and 30 books.
