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Giovanni Battista Riccioli

Giovanni Battista Riccioli
1598 AD - 1671 AD

Italian Jesuit astronomer who developed the modern lunar nomenclature and discovered the first double star.
Beyond his voluminous astronomical writings, he is also known for his related work on the physics of pendulums and falling bodies.

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Riccioli's Moon Map — Map of the Moon from G. B. Riccioli's 1651 Almagestum Novum.
Photo Credit: By G. B. Riccioli - Almagestum Novum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16623638

Riccioli's Moon Map Map of the Moon from G. B. Riccioli's 1651 Almagestum Novum.

Albategnius Lunar Crater — Oblique view from Apollo 16 (craft's gamma-ray spectrometer visible in upper left), facing south. The crater is named after Arab astronomer al-Battani - name originally assigned by Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli in 1651.
Photo Credit: By James Stuby based on NASA image.Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38121046

Albategnius Lunar Crater Oblique view from Apollo 16 (craft's gamma-ray spectrometer visible in upper left), facing south. The crater is named after Arab astronomer al-Battani - name originally assigned by Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli in 1651.

Lunar Crater Alphonsus — Named after King Alfonso X of Castile by Riccioli in 1651 (originally "Alphonsus Rex") Mosaic of photos by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, made with Wide Angle Camera. Size of the image is 170×170 km, north is approximately up, illumination is from the east.
Photo Credit: By NASA (image by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) - JMARS, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45822635

Lunar Crater Alphonsus Named after King Alfonso X of Castile by Riccioli in 1651 (originally "Alphonsus Rex") Mosaic of photos by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, made with Wide Angle Camera. Size of the image is 170×170 km, north is approximately up, illumination is from the east.

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Riccioli's Moon Map Map of the Moon from G. B. Riccioli's 1651 Almagestum Novum.

Albategnius Lunar Crater Oblique view from Apollo 16 (craft's gamma-ray spectrometer visible in upper left), facing south. The crater is named after Arab astronomer al-Battani - name originally assigned by Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli in 1651.

Lunar Crater Alphonsus Named after King Alfonso X of Castile by Riccioli in 1651 (originally "Alphonsus Rex") Mosaic of photos by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, made with Wide Angle Camera. Size of the image is 170×170 km, north is approximately up, illumination is from the east.

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