Giovanni Battista Hodierna

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What Wikipedia says

Giovanni Battista Hodierna, also spelled as Odierna (13 April 1597 – 6 April 1660) was an Italian astronomer at the court of Giulio Tomasi, Duke of Palma (Palma di Montechiaro).

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