Pierre Gassendi
1592 - 1655
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Pierre Gassendi was a French astronomer who was the first to observe a transit of Venus. He wrote on astronomy, his own astronomical observations and on falling bodies.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Pierre Gassendi (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Lunar features | Crater Gassendi and Rimae Gassendi |
| Paris street names | Rue Gassendi (14th Arrondissement) |
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