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Giovanni Battista Hodierna

1597 - 1660

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Giovanni Battista Hodierna, also spelled as Odierna (April 13, 1597 – April 6, 1660) was an Italian astronomer at the court of Giulio Tomasi, Duke of Palma (Palma di Montechiaro). He compiled a catalogue of comets and other celestial objects containing some 40 entries, including at least 19 real and verifiable nebulous objects that might be confused with comets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Hodierna is the 173rd most popular astronomer (down from 139th in 2019). (down from 854th in 2019)

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Among astronomers, Giovanni Battista Hodierna ranks 173 out of 644. Before him are Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Margaret Burbidge, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Carl Keenan Seyfert, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, and James Craig Watson. After him are Robert Grant Aitken, Franz Xaver von Zach, Guillaume Bigourdan, Nikolai Chernykh, Jean Picard, and Henry Draper.

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Among people born in 1597, Giovanni Battista Hodierna ranks 6. Before him are Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Francesco Barberini. After him are Martin Opitz, Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Justus Sustermans, François Duquesnoy, and Luigi Rossi. Among people deceased in 1660, Giovanni Battista Hodierna ranks 17. Before him are Gevherhan Sultan, George II Rákóczi, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Ayşe Sultan, Alexandre de Rhodes, and Paul Scarron. After him are Govert Flinck, Jacob Cats, Mary Dyer, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Matthias Stom.

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