Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Mario Guiducci
Born: 1585
Died: 1646 (aged 61)
Bio: Mario Guiducci was an Italian astronomer and jurist, born in Florence. He studied law for some time at Pisa University. Discorso Delle Comete, 1619, was published under Mario's name. However, this was mostly a work by Galileo Galilei.