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Giovanni Battista Lacchini
Giovanni Battista Lacchini
	Giovanni Battista Lacchini with his telescope
Born	20 May 1884; Faenza, Italy
Died	6 January 1967 (aged 82); Faenza, Italy
Nationality	Italian
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy

Giovanni Battista Lacchini (20 May 1884 – 6 January 1967) was an Italian astronomer.^[1]

He is primarily noted for his work in the study of variable stars. He published over 100 works, including papers in "Astronomische Nachrichten" and "Memorie della Società astronomica italiana". He was originally a postal worker.^[2]

Awards and honors

The Giovanni Battista Lacchini Award is named for him. The Lunar crater Lacchini on the far-side of the Moon and the Mars-crossing asteroid 145962 Lacchini were also named in his honor.^[1]^[3]

Bibliography

"Atlante celeste con 43 carte", Bologna, 1948
"Atlante celeste spettroscopico", Faenza, 1958.

References

^ ^a ^b "145962 Lacchini (1999 YH5)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^ "Lacchini Crater". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

External links

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[MPC-object-1] "145962 Lacchini (1999 YH5)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[2] Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

[3] "Lacchini Crater". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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