Francesco Redi & Redi crater on Mars - Florence, Italy
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N 43° 46.076 E 011° 15.316
32T E 681519 N 4848569
This statue of Francesco Redi is one othe the 28 that decorate the columns of the Uffizi gallery.
Waymark Code: WMJP98
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 12/12/2013
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THE PERSON"Francesco Redi (February 18, 1626 – March 1, 1697) was an Italian physician, naturalist, and poet. He was the first scientist to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation by demonstrating that maggots come from eggs of flies. He was also the first to recognize and correctly describe details of many important parasites, and for this reason, as many historians and scientists claim, he may rightly be called the father of modern parasitology, and also regarded as the founder of experimental biology."
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THE LOCATIONThe Redi crater on Mars was named in honour of Francesco Redi in 1973.
The Redi crater has a Diameter of 62.0(km). The Coordinates of it on Mars are: 60° 36' 0? S, 267° 18' 0? W (-60.6°, -267.3°)
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