Annibale de Gasparis
Annibale de Gasparis
Annibale de Gasparis (November 9, 1819, Bugnara[1] –March 21, 1892, Naples; Italian pronunciation: [anˈniːbale de ˈɡasparis]) was an Italian astronomer. From 1864 to 1889 he was the director of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte in Naples.
He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1851. Awarded the Lalande Prize in 1851 and 1852.
The asteroid 4279 De Gasparis as well as the lunar crater de Gasparis (30 km in diameter) and the Rimae de Gasparis (a 93 km long fracture near the crater) are named in his honour.
| 10 Hygiea | April 12, 1849 |
| 11 Parthenope | May 11, 1850 |
| 13 Egeria | November 2, 1850 |
| 15 Eunomia | July 29, 1851 |
| 16 Psyche | March 17, 1852 |
| 20 Massalia | September 19, 1852 |
| 24 Themis | April 5, 1853 |
| 63 Ausonia | February 10, 1861 |
| 83 Beatrix | April 26, 1865 |
References
- ↑ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- Various, (2009). The Observatory - A Monthly Review of Astronomy 1892. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-1-4446-6672-4.
- Longo, Giuseppe. "Annibale de Gasparis" (PDF).
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