Giovanni Schiaparelli

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian, noted for his observations of Mars and Mercury.

Quotes

 * Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon: One side has lasting day, the other night; One side in everlasting fire doth swoon; While th'other hides forever from the light.
 * Originally in Latin; translated by Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907)
 * Quoted in Sky and Telescope, March 2011, p. 33