Dominique, comte de Cassini

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title: Dominique, comte de Cassini
text: Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini, also called Cassini IV, was a French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury and great-grandson of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. He succeeded his father as director of the observatory in 1784; but his plans for its restoration and re-equipment were wrecked in 1793 by the animosity of the National Assembly. His position having become intolerable, he resigned on 6 September and was thrown into prison in 1794, but
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description: French astronomer
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date created: 2004-02-12T10:01:16Z
date modified: 2024-09-13T08:53:39Z
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