Thursday, February 28, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
oops. forgot rest of
CASINI-
-Giovanni Domenico-1st. most famous. 1625-1712 correct in predictions, but felt it was a useless art and pursued science. wrote book on comet of 1652, also studied blood transfusion and insects
-Jucques 1677-1756. son of GD. pure observer. not theoretician(georgie W)
-Cesar Francois, Count de Thury 1714-1784 son of Jacque. observer. most important wrk a topographical map of france. completed by son.
Jacques Dominique, count de thury. 1748-1845. more philisophical, but plns to improve the conservatory cut short in 1793. imprisoned 7 months and abandoned astronomy and retired.
CASSIUS, Conginus, Caius- one of julius caesar's assassins. 53bc served under crassus 61bc, defeated parthians. came back to Rome rich. 49 became tribune to plebs. 1st allied w/ pompey.44 became praetor peregrinous. active participant in the assassination. after left rome for syria, took rhodes and united sardis. in philippii attacked by antony and octavianus. cassius division defeated and troops slay him.
CASTAGNO, Andrea Del 1390-1457 painter-flourentine school. most work perished.
