As per our current Database, Giovanni Domenico Cassini has been died on Sep 14, 1712 (age 87).
When Giovanni Domenico Cassini die, Giovanni Domenico Cassini was 87 years old.
| Popular As | Giovanni Domenico Cassini |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 8, 1625 (Italy) |
| Birthday | June 8 |
| Town/City | Italy |
| Nationality | Italy |
Giovanni Domenico Cassini’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Italian Astronomer, Engineer and Mathematician who was the first to notice the division of the rings on Saturn and discovered four of the planet's satellites. The Cassini Division, a 4,800-kilometer gap between rings A and B around Saturn, is named in his honor.
His career in astronomy got started when he accepted a position at a Panzano observatory, where he worked with amateur Astronomer Cornelio Malvasia beginning in 1648.
He rejected Isaac Newton's theory of gravity due to faulty results from his own experiments.
He was married to Genevieve de Laistre and had two sons, one of which, Jacques, also became an Astronomer.
He shares credit for the discovery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot with renowned polymath Robert Hooke.
