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Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon:
One side has lasting day, the other night;
One side in everlasting fire doth swoon;
While th'other hides forever from the light.
Giovanni Schiaparelli
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.
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Born:
March 14, 1835
Died:
July 4, 1910
(aged 75)
Bio:
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer and science historian.
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