Giovanni Cassini made major contributions to astronomy, including discovering four of Saturn's moons (Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys, and Dione), creating the Cassini Division in Saturn's rings, and calculating the rotational periods of Jupiter and Mars. He also analyzed the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and observed various celestial phenomena.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini in1684. Future Astronomer, Hanna, also a poptropica expert :)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered the division between Saturn's rings in the year 1675. This prominent division, known as the Cassini Division, is a gap between the A and B rings of Saturn and is named in his honor.
It is the gap in the ring system called the Cassini Division, named after the astronomer Cassini.
The major division in Saturn's rings is called the Cassini Division. It is a large region that separates Saturn's rings into two main sections.
I think you're confusing Saturn with Jupiter. Jupiter has four major moons, Saturn has seven. Saturn's moons were disovered by three people. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, was discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus were discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. William Herschel discovered Mimas and Enceladus. Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter's four major moons.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was born on June 8, 1625.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was born on June 8, 1625.
The Cassini spacecraft is named after Giovanni Domenico Cassini, an Italian-French astronomer who discovered four of Saturn's moons and the large gap in its rings now known as the Cassini Division.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was born in 1625 and died in 1712
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was born on June 8, 1625.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini in1684. Future Astronomer, Hanna, also a poptropica expert :)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered the division between Saturn's rings in the year 1675. This prominent division, known as the Cassini Division, is a gap between the A and B rings of Saturn and is named in his honor.
Yes. In 1674 he married Geneviève de Laistre who was the daughter of the lieutenant general of the compté of Clermont.
the rings of saturn, I believe ( I saw on wikipedia)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini and Christiaan Huygen
Oh, dude, Giovanni Cassini was an astronomer, not a motivational speaker. He didn't go around dropping inspirational quotes like, "Reach for the stars," or "Shoot for the moon." He was more like, "Hey, check out this cool ring around Saturn," or "Look at this sweet telescope I built." So, if you're looking for Cassini quotes, you might be out of luck, but hey, at least you learned something new today.
The Cassini Division is a large gap between the A and B rings of Saturn. It was discovered by Giovanni Cassini in the 17th century. The Cassini Division is largely free of ring particles due to gravitational interactions with Saturn's moon, Mimas.