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Comet C/1858 L1 (Donati) on October 5, 1858. Note the Big Dipper to the right. The bright star near the comet's head is Arcturus in the constellation Bootes. Image via Wikipedia

On This Day In History: Comet Donati First Observed By Italian Astronomer – On June 2, 1858

MessageToEagle.com | June 2, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On June 2, 1858, Comet Donati was first observed by an astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati at Florence, Italy. After the Great Comet of 1811, it was

Left: Dante Alighieri, detail from Luca Signorelli's fresco, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral; Right: A recreated death mask of Dante Alighieri in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

On This Day In History

On This Day In History: Dante Alighieri Famous For His ‘Divine Comedy’ Born – On May 9, 1265

MessageToEagle.com | May 9, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On May 9 (or about this day), 1265, Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy. He was the Florentine writer, Italy’s national poet, best known for his epic