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Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio
(Gio|vanni Vir|ginio Schia¦pa|relli)
Pronunciation:
/ˌʃapəˈrɛli, ˌskjapaˈreli/
(
1835–1910
)
, Italian astronomer. He studied the nature of cometary tails, and observed Mars in detail.
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