Altamore, Aldo (Author)
Poppi, Francesco (Author)
Maffeo, Sabino (Author)
Pages: 101-113
Publication date: 2017
In the second half of the nineteenth century, astrophysical research was born in Rome, thanks to the early studies carried out by Angelo Secchi S. J. (1818–1878) and Lorenzo Respighi (1824–1889), who were, respectively, directors of the Collegio Romano and Campidoglio Observatories. For their pioneering research, both astronomers used Merz instruments, whose contribution was therefore crucial in the development of the “New Astronomy”, as astrophysics was called at that time.
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