Tag: Giovanni Cassini

This Day, That Year – December 23

English astronomer, John Flamsteed, observed Uranus on this day in 1690 without realizing it was undiscovered. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Rhea, a satellite of Saturn, on this day in 1672• Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was born on this day in 1732• Thomas Edison patented a magneto-electric machine on […]

This Day, That Year – October 25

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer born on this day in 1881. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, the satellite of Saturn on this day in 1671• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter born on this day in 1984• Windows […]

8th June in history

Kanye West is an American rapper, singer, record producer, businessman, politician, and fashion designer born on this day in 1977. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini, a French astronomer who discovered the moons of Saturn was born on this day in 1625• Commercially made ice cream was first advertised on this day in 1786• […]

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