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Ελληνικά: Χάρτης του Άρη σχεδιασμένος από τον ιταλό αστρονόμο Τζιοβάννι Σκιαπαρέλλι, με τα χαρακτηριστικά κανάλια που λανθασμένα πιστευόταν ότι υπήρχαν στον πλανήτη. Από την έκδοση του Καμίλ Φλαμαριόν La Planète Mars.

English: The caption from the source reads, "Giovanni Schiaparelli's map of Mars, compiled over the period 1877-1886, used names based on classical geography or were simply descriptive terms; for example, Mare australe (Southern Sea). Most of these place names are still in use today. Flammarion, La Planète Mars."

Date

1886

Source

NASA publication SP-4212, On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet. 1958-1978. ch1-2.

Author



Alternative names	Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
Description	Italian astronomer and historian
Date of birth/death	14 March 1835	4 July 1910
Location of birth/death	Savigliano	Milan
Authority file	: Q14281 VIAF: 51843791 ISNI: 0000000122798867 LCCN: n85804243 NLA: 35626261 Open Library: OL159175A WorldCat

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