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Anniversary information added. Sep 10, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jun 04, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The European Space Agency - Jean-Dominique Cassini: Astrology to astronomy. Apr 11, 2022
Add new Web site: Space.com - Giovanni Cassini Biography. Feb 05, 2021
Add new Web site: The Messier Catalog - Biography of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Feb 11, 2019
Add new Web site: The Galileo Project - Biography of Gian Domenico Cassini. May 07, 2013
Add new Web site: Museo Galileo - Biography of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. May 07, 2013
Added photograph. Aug 03, 2012
Article updated. Feb 26, 2009
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Aug 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Institute and Museum of the History of Sciences - Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Aug 01, 2007
Added new Web site: Copernicus.org - Biography of Jean Dominique Cassini. Aug 01, 2007
Added new Web site: Catnaps - Biography of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Aug 01, 2007
Added new Web site: Jens Dengler - Biography of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Aug 01, 2007
Added new Web site: Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna - Biography of Gian Domenico Cassini. Aug 01, 2007
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Nov 22, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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