Antonio Abetti

Antonio Abetti
Born(1846-06-19)19 June 1846
Died20 February 1928(1928-02-20) (aged 81)
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Padua
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsOsservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri

Antonio Abetti (19 June 1846 – 20 February 1928) was an Italian astronomer.

Born in San Pietro di Gorizia (Šempeter-Vrtojba), he earned a degree in mathematics and engineering at the University of Padua. He was married to Giovanna Colbachini in 1879 and they had two sons.[1] He died in Arcetri.

  1. ^ "Antonio Abetti". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 89 (4): 325–327. February 1929. Bibcode:1929MNRAS..89R.325.. doi:10.1093/mnras/89.4.325a.