Jacques Cassini

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Jacques Cassini

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death: April 16, 1756 (79)
Thury, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Giandomenico Cassini; Giovanni Cassini and Geneviève de Laistre
Husband of Suzanne Françoise Cassini
Father of César François Cassini

Occupation: Astronomer
Managed by: Randy Stebbing
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About Jacques Cassini

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...Jacques Cassini (8 February 1677 – 16 April 1756) was a French astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini..."

"..Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. Admitted at the age of seventeen to membership of the French Academy of Sciences, he was elected in 1696 a fellow of the Royal Society of London.."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Jacques Cassini', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 6 August 2011, 02:44 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacques_Cassini&oldid=443...> [accessed 24 September 2011]


  • Residence: Paris
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Jacques Cassini's Timeline

1677
February 18, 1677
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1714
June 17, 1714
Thury-sous-Clermont, Picardie, France
1756
April 16, 1756
Age 79
Thury, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France