Antonio Abetti
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| Born | June 19, 1846 San Pietro di Gorizia |
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| Died | February 20, 1928 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Fields | astronomy |
| Institutions | Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri |
| Alma mater | University of Padua |
Antonio Abetti (June 19, 1846 - February 20, 1928) was an Italian astronomer.
Born in San Pietro di Gorizia, he earned a degree in mathematics and engineering at the University of Padua. Later he became director of the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and a professor at the University of Florence. In 1874 he was part of an expedition led by Pietro Tacchini to observe a transit of Venus with a spectroscope. He was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei and the Royal Astronomical Society.
The Abetti crater on the Moon is named after both Antonio and his son Giorgio Abetti.
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