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Piazzi
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Piaz·zi  (pyäts), Giuseppi 1746-1826.
Italian astronomer who discovered (1801) the first asteroid, Ceres.
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The first asteroid ever discovered was Ceres, seen on January 1, 1801 by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi.
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Cross-Curricular Connection History: Have students research and report on the contributions of scientist Giuseppe Piazzi.
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1, 1801, that Giuseppe Piazzi pointed his state-of-the-art telescope over those mountains at stars in the constellation Taurus.
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