Giuseppe Asclepi
Giuseppe Maria Asclepi (born April 21, 1706 in Macerata , † July 21, 1776 in Rome ) was an Italian astronomer and physicist .
He was a Jesuit , professor of philosophy in Perugia and physics in Siena. In 1759 he succeeded Ruggiero Boscovich , professor of mathematics and director of the observatory at the Collegio Romano . Here he observed the transit of Venus . The professor of mathematics there, Andrea Spagni, supported him in his astronomical observations.
A lunar crater was named in his honor , see Asclepi (lunar crater) .
Works
- De veneris per solem transitu exercitatio astronomica habita in Collegio Romano . Rome 1761.
- De objectivi micrometri usu in planetarum diametris metiendis. Exercitatio optico-astronomica habita in Collegio Romano a Patribus Societatis Jesu . Rome 1765.
- De cometarum motu exercitatio astronomica habita in collegio Romano patribus Societatis Jesu.Prid.Non.Septem . Rome 1769.
literature
- Ricardo García Villoslada: Storia del Collegio Romano dal suo inizio (1551) alla soppressione della Compagnia di Gesù. Univ. Gregoriana, Rome 1954 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- Agustín Udías: Jesuit Contribution to Science: A History. Springer, 2014, ISBN 978-3-31908365-0 , p. 16 ( limited preview in Google book search).
Web links
- Literature by and about Giuseppe Asclepi in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Works by and about Giuseppe Asclepi at Open Library
- Works by Giuseppe Asclepi on Google Books
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asclepi, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asclepi, Giuseppe Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian astronomer and physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1706 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Macerata |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1776 |
| Place of death | Rome |