Orazio Grassi
Born: May 1, 1583
Died: July 23, 1654 (aged 71)
Bio: Orazio Grassi, S.J., was an Italian Jesuit priest, who is best noted as a mathematician, astronomer and architect. He was one of the authors in controversy with Galileo Galilei on the nature of comets. His writings against Galileo were published under the pseudonym Sarsi.
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