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Giovanni Domenico (a.k.a. Jean Dominique) Cassini (1625–1712), an Italian-born French astronomer, was the first director of the Royal Observatory in Paris. He discovered four of the satellites of Saturn, the major gap in its rings, and was the first to record observations of the zodiacal light. (M 46684)
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(2003). (24101) Cassini. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9763
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