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> BepiColombo is named after Giuseppe "Bepi" Colombo (1920–1984), a scientist, mathematician and engineer at the University of Padua, Italy, who first proposed
by pietroppeter 5y ago
> BepiColombo is named after Giuseppe "Bepi" Colombo (1920–1984), a scientist, mathematician and engineer at the University of Padua, Italy, who first proposed the interplanetary gravity assist manoeuvre used by the 1974 Mariner 10 mission, a technique now used frequently by planetary probes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo
- ddevault 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo
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- davidw 5y agoI saw that name and I thought "that's a name from the Veneto". The history of that university is pretty amazing. I can't recommend the tour enough, if people go through Padova. It's a nice change from all the churches, castles and villas that you see elsewhere in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Padua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Padua