Mathematician:Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer.

Most of his important discoveries were in the field of astronomy.

Also known as Giandomenico Cassini or Jean-Dominique Cassini.

Not to be confused with his son, also called Jean-Dominique Cassini.

Nationality
Italian/French

History

 * Born: 8 June 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy)
 * Died: 14 Sept 1712 in Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

 * Cassini's Identity
 * Ovals of Cassini

Books and Papers

 * 1656: Specimen observationum Bononiensium