Giovanni Battista Zupi
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Giovanni Battista Zupi or Zupus (2 November 1589 – 26 August 1667) was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and Jesuit priest.[1]
He was born in Catanzaro. In 1639, Giovanni was the first person to discover that the planet Mercury had orbital phases,[citation needed] like those of the Moon and Venus. His observations demonstrated that the planet orbited around the Sun.
He died in Naples.
The crater Zupus on the Moon is named after him.
See also
References
- ^ Juan Casanovas (2007). "Zupi, Giovan Battista". In Virginia Trimble; Thomas R. Williams; Katherine Bracher; Richard Jarrell; Jordan D. Marché; F. Jamil Ragep (eds.). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. p. 1268. ISBN 978-0-387-30400-7.
- Mazzucato, Michele T. (2008), Italiani nel sistema solare (in Italian), Maggioli Editore, p. 90, ISBN 9788838742217
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