Angelo Secchi

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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Who was born first?

• Angelo Secchi and Ole Jacob Broch were born the same year
• Angelo Secchi and Maria Mitchell were born the same year
• Angelo Secchi and Max Joseph von Pettenkofer were born the same year
• Angelo Secchi and Adolf Anderssen were born the same year
• Angelo Secchi and Jules Jamin were born the same year

Timeline

1. Adolf AnderssenJuly 6, 1818 – March 13, 1879
2. Angelo Secchi (this page)June 18, 1818 – February 26, 1878
3. Jules JaminMay 30, 1818 – February 12, 1886
4. Maria MitchellAugust 1, 1818 – June 29, 1889
5. Max Joseph von PettenkoferDecember 3, 1818 – February 10, 1901
6. Ole Jacob BrochJanuary 14, 1818 – February 5, 1889

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