He was born and raised in Modena, Italy. He studied engineering at the University of Padova. At the age of 21, he was appointed the director of a small observatory in Modena. By 1863 he became the Primo Astronomo Aggiunto, or director of the observatory, at Palermo, Italy. He remained there until 1879, and focused most of his attention on observations of the Sun.
In 1865 he founded the specialist physical astronomy journal, Memorie della Società degli Spettroscopisti, and remained the editor until 1905. (This publication later became the Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana in 1920.)
Tacchini established an observation network with other Italian astronomers to spectroscopically examine the sun at about the same time daily. He likewise organized an observatory in Calcutta to watch the sun when conditions were unfavorable in Italy. In 1874 he led an expedition to Muddapur, India to observe the transit of Venus across the sun.
In 1879 he was summoned to Rome where he succeeded Angelo Secchi at the Osservatorio del Collegio Romano. In 1881 he became head of the Ufficio Centrale di Meteorologia.
Due to his influence, the Bellini Observatory was completed on Mount Etna where Pietro believed that the high altitude would improve the spectroscopic observations of the sun, and potentially allow direct observations of the solar corona without an eclipse. He also recommended the construction of the Catania Observatory in 1885.
Portrait of Pietro Tacchini from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections
March 31, 2023
pietro, tacchini, march, 1838, march, 1905, italian, astronomer, born, 1838, march, 1838modena, italydiedmarch, 1905, 1905, aged, modena, italyalma, materuniversity, padovaawardsrumford, medal, 1888, janssen, medal, 1892, scientific, careerinstitutionsobservat. Pietro Tacchini March 21 1838 March 24 1905 was an Italian astronomer Pietro TacchiniBorn 1838 03 21 March 21 1838Modena ItalyDiedMarch 24 1905 1905 03 24 aged 67 Modena ItalyAlma materUniversity of PadovaAwardsRumford Medal 1888 Janssen Medal 1892 Scientific careerInstitutionsObservatory of the Collegio Romano Central Office of Meteorology and GeodynamicsHe was born and raised in Modena Italy He studied engineering at the University of Padova At the age of 21 he was appointed the director of a small observatory in Modena By 1863 he became the Primo Astronomo Aggiunto or director of the observatory at Palermo Italy He remained there until 1879 and focused most of his attention on observations of the Sun In 1865 he founded the specialist physical astronomy journal Memorie della Societa degli Spettroscopisti and remained the editor until 1905 This publication later became the Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana in 1920 Tacchini established an observation network with other Italian astronomers to spectroscopically examine the sun at about the same time daily He likewise organized an observatory in Calcutta to watch the sun when conditions were unfavorable in Italy In 1874 he led an expedition to Muddapur India to observe the transit of Venus across the sun In 1879 he was summoned to Rome where he succeeded Angelo Secchi at the Osservatorio del Collegio Romano In 1881 he became head of the Ufficio Centrale di Meteorologia Due to his influence the Bellini Observatory was completed on Mount Etna where Pietro believed that the high altitude would improve the spectroscopic observations of the sun and potentially allow direct observations of the solar corona without an eclipse He also recommended the construction of the Catania Observatory in 1885 In 1888 he was awarded the Rumford Medal and in 1892 the Janssen Medal for his work on solar spectroscopy 1 2 The crater Tacchini on the Moon is named for him as well as the asteroid 8006 Tacchini Further reading EditRicco A 1905 Pietro Tacchini The Astrophysical Journal 22 1 4 Bibcode 1905ApJ 22 1R doi 10 1086 141236 References Edit Wilson Ralph E 1913 Prizes of the French Academy Popular Astronomy 21 6 384 via Internet Archive MacPherson Hector 1905 Pietro Tacchini Popular Astronomy 13 6 306 308 via Internet Archive External links EditHistory of the Palermo Observatory Portrait of Pietro Tacchini from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive UC Santa Cruz Library s Digital Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pietro Tacchini amp oldid 1084774602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
