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Angelo Secchi was an Italian Catholic priest and astronomer from the Italian region of Emilia. He was director of the observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University for 28 years. He was a pioneer in astronomical spectroscopy, and was one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star.
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About this person
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1818 to 1878 · aged 59
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