Mathematician:Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Mathematician

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer.

Most of his important discoveries were in the field of astronomy.

Not to be confused with his son, also called Jean-Dominique Cassini.

Nationality

Italian/French

History

• Born: 8 June 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (now Italy)
• Died: 14 Sept 1712 in Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

• Cassini's Identity
• Ovals of Cassini

Results named for Giovanni Domenico Cassini can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Giovanni Domenico Cassini can be found here.

Publications

• 1656: Specimen observationum Bononiensium

Also known as

Also known as Giandomenico Cassini or Jean-Dominique Cassini.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Giovanni Domenico Cassini": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1991: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Geometry ... (previous) ... (next): A Chronological List Of Mathematicians
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cassini's ovals
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cassini's ovals