Leonardo Ximenes

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Leonardo Ximenes (Trapani, 27 December 1716 – Florence, 4 May 1786) was a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from the Tuscany region.

After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydrolic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.

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