Find out more about the greatest Italian Astronomers, including Galileo Galilei, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Gerolamo Cardano, Giovanni Domenico Cassini and Giovanni Schiaparelli.

Famous Italian Astronomers

Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei
15 February 1564
Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher, Rebel
Giovanni Domenico CassiniGiovanni Domenico Cassini
08 June 1625
Astronomer and Mathematician

Joseph Louis LagrangeJoseph Louis Lagrange
25 January 1736
Mathematician and Astronomer

Joseph-Louis LagrangeJoseph-Louis Lagrange
25 January 1736
Mathematician, Astronomer, Physicist, Politician,

Gerolamo CardanoGerolamo Cardano
24 September 1501
Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, Inventor,

Giovanni SchiaparelliGiovanni Schiaparelli
14 March 1835
Astronomer
Giuseppe PiazziGiuseppe Piazzi
16 July 1746
Astronomer, University teacher, Mathematician

Riccardo GiacconiRiccardo Giacconi
06 October 1931
Astrophysicist

Giovanni Alfonso BorelliGiovanni Alfonso Borelli
28 January 1608
Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Historian of

Giovanni CassiniGiovanni Cassini
08 June 1625
 
Aloysius LiliusAloysius Lilius
 

Annibale de GasparisAnnibale de Gasparis
09 November 1819
Astronomer
Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht TempelErnst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel
04 December 1821
German astronomer