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Dominique, comte de Cassini

1748 - 1845

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Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (30 June 1748 – 18 October 1845), also called Cassini IV, was a French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury and great-grandson of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. He succeeded his father as director of the observatory in 1784; but his plans for its restoration and re-equipment were wrecked in 1793 by the animosity of the National Assembly. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dominique, comte de Cassini has received more than 49,941 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Dominique, comte de Cassini is the 211th most popular astronomer (down from 176th in 2019), the 2,614th most popular biography from France (down from 2,321st in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 211 out of 644. Before him are Cleomedes, Tamara Smirnova, Timocharis, Bertil Lindblad, James Ferguson, and Milton L. Humason. After him are David Gill, James Craig Watson, Erasmus Reinhold, Johann Heinrich von Mädler, Antonio de Ulloa, and Rudolf Wolf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1748, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 16. Before him are William V, Prince of Orange, Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, Adamantios Korais, and Benedict Joseph Labre. After him are Anders Sparrman, Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot, John Playfair, and Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Among people deceased in 1845, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 17. Before him are Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Isabella Colbran, Simon Mayr, Henrik Wergeland, and Nicolas Théodore de Saussure. After him are Nikoloz Baratashvili, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Rafael Urdaneta, Christian Frederik Hansen, and Heinrich von Bellegarde.

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In France

Among people born in France, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 2,614 out of 6,770. Before him are Bonne of Artois (1396), Charles Lavigerie (1825), Yves Rocher (1930), Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1513), Claude Goudimel (1514), and Sheila (1945). After him are Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (1801), Louise Henriette de Bourbon (1726), Jacques-François Menou (1750), Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence (1114), Marius Aventicensis (532), and Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 17. Before him are Auguste Charlois (1864), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Jean Chacornac (1823), and Bernard Lyot (1897). After him are Benjamin Baillaud (1848), Alexis Bouvard (1767), Jérôme Eugène Coggia (1849), Guillaume Le Gentil (1725), Jean Fernel (1497), and César-François Cassini de Thury (1714).

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