Angelo Secchi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 145 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 28,1818 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Reggio Emilia |
| Italy | |
| Date of died | February 26,1878 |
| Died | Rome |
| Italy | |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Books | Researches on electrical rheometry |
| Parents | Antonio Secchi |
| Luise Belgieri | |
| Job | Teacher |
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| Priest | |
| Physicist | |
| Discovered | C/1853 E1 Secchi |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur, France |
| Church | Latin Church |
| Education | Stonyhurst College |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| ID | 1334898 |
Angelo Secchi Life story
Angelo Secchi S.J. was an Italian Catholic priest, astronomer from the Italian region of Emilia. He was director of the observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University for 28 years. He was a pioneer in astronomical spectroscopy, and was one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star.
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