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Giovanni Schiaparelli
Giovanni Schiaparelli (March 14, 1835 - July 4, 1910) was an astronomer. He studied at the University of Turin[?] and Berlin Observatory and worked for over forty years at Brera[?] Observatory.
He observed solar system objects, and after observing Mars he named the "seas" and "continents", including the canali, famously mistranslated as "canals".
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