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GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI
GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI
Genoa, Italy (1625 - 1712)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer. Cassini was an astronomer at the Panzano Observatory, from 1648 to 1669, professor of astronomy at the University of Bologna and became, in 1671, director of the Paris Observatory. Along with Robert Hooke, Cassini is given credit for the discovery of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter (ca. 1665). Cassini was the first to observe four of Saturn's moons, which he called Sidera Lodoicea. Around 1690, Cassini was the first to observe differential rotation within Jupiter's atmosphere.
 
A Teacher’s Guide

The purpose of this guide is to integrate some of the information from the program into your classroom before and after your students view Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope. We have provided information on how to electronically access lesson outlines and objectives, worksheets, demonstrations and activities that will spark the imagination and interest of your students.

This guide is merely a beginning to help you integrate astronomy and physics into your classroom. We encourage you to expand upon the content of this guide to further the interest in science for your students.

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Glossary

We are also providing a glossary, taken from the script, for any words that may be foreign to your students’ vocabulary.

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