Jupiter Permanent Spot1665
Records a persistent oval feature at the latitude associated with Jupiter's later Great Red Spot.
Historical person
Giovanni Domenico Cassini Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Giovanni Domenico Cassini, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Italy.
5 records1665–16714 events2 places
Chronological biography
1665
Jupiter Rotation1665
Uses atmospheric markings to estimate Jupiter's rapid rotation period.
1671
Discovery of Lapetus1671
Discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini as he was studying Saturn and its rings, Cassini guessed correctly that Iapetus was tidally locked to Saturn, and that one half of the planet was bright, and the other half was dark
Discovery of Lapetus1671
Lapetus is Saturns third largest moon, measuring 1,470 km across, the 11th largest moon in the Solar System
Tables of Jupiter Moons1671
Improves tables predicting eclipses and motions of Jupiter's satellites.
Titles and roles
Astronomer
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.