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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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June 18, 1677
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gptkbp:child
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César-François Cassini de Thury
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:Nicolas_de_Lacaille
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:Cassini_Division
Earth's_shape_measurement
mapping_of_France
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gptkbp:died
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April 16, 1756
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Bologna
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Cassini's_observations_of_Saturn
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gptkbp:field
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astronomy
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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celestial mechanics
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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advancing astronomy
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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pioneering geodesy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jacques Cassini
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gptkbp:influence
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scientific methods
modern astronomy
geodetic surveys
astronomical navigation
geographical mapping
astronomical measurements
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
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gptkbp:inventor
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gptkb:Cassini's_law
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gptkbp:involved
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scientific community
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gptkbp:knownFor
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measuring_the_size_of_the_Earth
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Cassini_spacecraft
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gptkbp:nationality
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French
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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scientific expeditions
death in 1756
determining_the_distance_to_the_Sun
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Saturn's_rings
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_le_Rond_d'Alembert
Astronomical Observations
scientific revolution
scientific accolades
Royal Astronomer
Earth's_circumference_measurement
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Astronomical Tables
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gptkbp:occupation
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mathematician
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Gian_Domenico_Cassini
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gptkbp:researchAreas
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planetary science
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gptkbp:researchContribution
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astronomical observations
satellite_discovery
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gptkbp:researchField
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geodesy
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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satellite orbits
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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astronomical calculations
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Paris
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marie-Anne_de_Cassini
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gptkbp:work
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gptkb:Paris_Observatory
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