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GIOVANNI VIRGINIO SCHIAPARELLI
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• GIOVANNI VIRGINIO SCHIAPARELLI (noun)
The noun GIOVANNI VIRGINIO SCHIAPARELLI has 1 sense:
1. Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)
Familiarity information: GIOVANNI VIRGINIO SCHIAPARELLI used as a noun is very rare.
• GIOVANNI VIRGINIO SCHIAPARELLI (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli; Schiaparelli
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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