Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi , French Jean-Dominique Maraldi (born April 17, 1709 in Perinaldo , † November 14, 1788 ibid) was an Italian- born astronomer and the nephew of Giacomo F. Maraldi . Maraldi came to Paris in 1727 and became a member of the Académie des Sciences in 1731 . There he discovered two "foggy stars", which later turned out to be the two star clusters Messier 2 and Messier 15 .
The Mons Maraldi on the Earth's moon is named after him.
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| SURNAME | Maraldi, Giovanni Domenico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maraldi, Jean-Dominique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-Italian astronomer and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perinaldo |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1788 |
| Place of death | Perinaldo |