Giovanni Battista Hodierna

Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Born13 April 1597 Edit this on Wikidata
Ragusa, Kingdom of Sicily
Died6 April 1660 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 62)
Palma di Montechiaro, Kingdom of Sicily
OccupationEntomologist, astronomer Edit this on Wikidata
WorksDe systemate orbis cometici, deque admirandis coeli characteribus Edit this on Wikidata
MovementScientific Revolution
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Giovanni Battista Hodierna, also spelled as Odierna (April 13, 1597 – April 6, 1660)[1] was an Italian astronomer at the court of Giulio Tomasi, Duke of Palma (Palma di Montechiaro). He compiled a catalogue of comets and other celestial objects containing some 40 entries, including at least 19 real and verifiable nebulous objects that might be confused with comets.

  1. ^ "Giovanni Battista Hodierna". SEDS. Retrieved 26 February 2013.