Piazzi
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On Jan. 1, 1801, Piazzi seemed to answer this question by announcing that he had found a "star" which had moved from its position in the Taurus constellation.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2022
At around the same time, Charles Piazzi Smyth, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, was scaling volcanic Mount Teide in Tenerife, loaded with bulky telescopes.
From Nature • Sep. 16, 2019
The first asteroid, 1 Ceres, was discovered by Italian Catholic priest Guiseppe Piazzi in 1801.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2013
It was on the 1st of January, 1801, that Piazzi commenced for the one hundred and fifty-ninth time to observe a new series.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
Meanwhile, however, quite independently of these arrangements in Germany, and entirely unknown to this committee, a quiet astronomer in Sicily, Piazzi, was engaged in making a catalogue of the stars.
From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir
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