Giovanni Demisiani

Giovanni Demisiani , a Greek from Zakynthos, was a theologian, chemist, mathematician to Cardinal Gonzaga, and member of the Accademia dei Lincei. Demisiani is noted for coining the name telescope for a version of the instrument presented by Galileo Galilei to the Accademia dei Lincei at a banquet honoring Galileos induction into the Accademia in 1611.

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