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3 unusual facts about Alessandro Serpieri


Alessandro Serpieri

Urged by Father Angelo Secchi, he went to Reggio Calabria to observe the total eclipse of the sun in 1870, and to ascertain with exactness the northern limit of the zone of totality.

In August, 1850, he discovered that the August meteors originate in a radiant not far removed from Gamma Persei (hence "Perseids", Ann. di Tortolino, 1850).

Alessandro Serpieri (b. in San Giovanni in Marignano, near Rimini, 31 Oct., 1823; d. Fiesole, 22 Feb., 1885) was an Italian scientist known for work in astronomy and seismology.



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