GIOVANNI VIRGINIO SCHIAPARELLI

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)

Synonyms:

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli; Schiaparelli

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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