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Schiaparelli

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Schia·pa·rel·li  (sk-äp-rl, skp-, shp-, skyäpä-rll), Elsa 1896-1973.
Italian-born fashion designer noted for her use of brilliant colors and synthetic materials in haute couture designs.
Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio 1835-1910.
Italian astronomer who first observed lines on the surface of Mars, which he described as canals.
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Noun1.SchiaparelliSchiaparelli - Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
2.SchiaparelliSchiaparelli - fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973)
Elsa Schiaparelli


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Men like Schiaparelli watched the red planet--it is odd, by-the-bye, that for count- less centuries Mars has been the star of war--but failed to interpret the fluctuating appearances of the markings they mapped so well.
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