1818
Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878)
Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878)
Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878)
Angelo Secchi
Italian priest and scientist (1818–1878)
- Born
- 1818
Angelo Secchi was an Italian Catholic priest and 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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