Giuseppe Asclepi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGiuseppe Asclepi
Italian astronomer and physician
Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1706
Place of Birth: Macerata, Marche, Italy
Date of Death: 21-Jul-1776
Profession: astronomer, physicist
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Giuseppe Asclepi
- Giuseppe Maria Asclepi (1706–1776) was an Italian astronomer and physician.
- He was a Jesuit and director of the observatory at the Collegio Romano. His works include: De veneris per solem transitu exercitatio astronomica habita in Collegio Romano (Rome, 1761). De objectivi micrometri usu in planetarum diametris metiendis.
- Exercitatio optico-astronomica habita in Collegio Romano a Patribus Societatis Jesu (Rome, 1765). De cometarum motu exercitatio astronomica habita in collegio Romano patribus Societatis Jesu.Prid.Non.Septem (Rome, 1769).The lunar crater Asclepi is named after him.
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