Ignazio Calandrelli
Ignazio Calandrelli (born October 27, 1792 in Rome ; † February 12, 1866 there ) was an Italian astronomer , mathematician and university professor . The asteroid (8269) Calandrelli , which was discovered on August 17, 1988 by the Bologna observatory of San Vittore , is named after him .
Life and career
Calandrelli worked in Rome both as a professor of optics and astronomy and in the position of director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma on the Capitol and performed a similar task in Bologna from 1845 to 1848. He worked with his nephew Giuseppe Calandrelli (1749-1827), who also worked as a physicist and astronomer in Rome .
Scientific work
Calandrelli dealt mainly with positional astronomy in his scientific work . He prepared a star catalog and provided numerous planetary orbital calculations , in particular for the orbits of minor planets and comets .
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- Siegfried Gottwald , Hans-Joachim Ilgauds and Karl-Heinz Schlote (ed.): Lexicon of important mathematicians . Verlag Harri Deutsch , Thun 1990, ISBN 3-8171-1164-9 , p. 85 . MR1089881
Web links
- Minor Planet Circular from May 4, 1999 (announcement of the naming of asteroid (8269) Calandrelli, p. 34627)
- Publications by I. Calandrelli in the Astrophysics Data System
- L. Respighi, Obituary for I. Calandrelli , Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 66 (1866), p. 253 (Italian)
References and footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calandrelli, Ignazio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1866 |
| Place of death | Rome |