Giovanni Antonelli

Scientist, Academic

1818 – 1872

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Who was Giovanni Antonelli?

Giovanni Antonelli was an Italian scientist, astronomer and engineer.

Antonelli was born in Pistoia, Tuscany. A Catholic priest, he was director of the Ximenian Observatory of Florence from 1851 until his death.

In 1858 he installed a lightning rod designed by himself and Filippo Cecchi on the Florence cathedral. Again with Father Cecchi, he collaborated in the design of a prototype of internal combustion engine with Nicolò Barsanti and Felice Matteucci. Father Antonelli wrote numerous treatises, concerning various arguments from astronomy to mathematics, hydraulics and others; he also published a comment to astronomical passages in the Divine Comedy.

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Born
Oct 1, 1818
Pistoia
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Lived in
  • Pistoia
Died
Jan 14, 1872
Florence

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on July 23, 2013

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