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César-François Cassini de Thury
1784Sep, 4

César-François Cassini de Thury

César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (b. 1714)
César-François Cassini de Thury (17 June 1714 – 4 September 1784), also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.

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