Cassini
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Cassini may be:
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[edit] People
- Astronomers:
- Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-French astronomer
- Jacques Cassini (1677-1756), French astronomer, son of Giovanni Domenico
- César-François Cassini de Thury (1714-1784), French astronomer and cartographer, son of Jacques
- Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748-1845), French astronomer and cartographer, son of César-François
- Others:
- Alexandre de Cassini (1781-1832), French botanist, youngest son of Jean-Dominique
- Oleg Cassini (1913-2006), American fashion designer
- Igor Cassini (1915-2002), American gossip columnist, also known as "Cholly Knickerbocker"
[edit] Astronomy
- 24101 Cassini, an asteroid
- 24102 Jacquescassini, another asteroid
- Cassini (lunar crater)
- Cassini (Martian crater)
- Cassini Division, gap between rings of Saturn
- Cassini Regio, the dark region of the moon Iapetus
[edit] Spacecraft
- Cassini orbiter, part of the Cassini–Huygens space probe
[edit] Math
- Cassini oval, mathematical curve

