Francesco Carlini
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Francesco Carlini (January 7, 1783-August 29, 1862) was an Italian astronomer. Born in Milan, he became director of the observatory there in 1832. He published Nuove tavole de moti apparenti del sole in 1832. In 1810, he had already published Esposizione di un nuovo metodo di construire le taole astronomiche applicato alle tavole del sole. Together with Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana, he participated in a geodetic project for Austria and Italy, during which he also attempted to determine the weight of the earth.
Carlini crater, on the Moon, is named after him.
