Niccolo Zucchi

Niccolo Zucchi (December 6 1586 - May 21 1670) was an Italian astronomer and physicist.

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He invented the concave reflecting telescope, and on May 17 1630 was the first person to discover two belts on the surface of Jupiter. Zucchius crater on the moon is named in his honor.

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