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25 june 1671 bologna -lrb- present-day italy -rrb- jesuit ferrara -lrb- present-day italy -rrb- italian astronomy 17 april 1598 giovanni battista riccioli.jpg giovanni battista riccioli
 giovanni battista riccioli
giovanni battista riccioli

giovanni battista riccioli -lrb- 17 april 1598 -- 25 june 1671 -rrb- was an italian astronomer and a catholic priest in the jesuit order .
he is known , among other things , for his experiments with pendulums and with falling bodies , for his discussion of 126 arguments concerning the motion of the earth , and for introducing the current scheme of lunar nomenclature .
