Daily Archives: October 2, 2016

Italian #38: Giuseppe Piazzi

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Steve

With all the news about Rosetta landing on a comet after 12 years in space, I wanted to kick off with the person who discovered the largest asteroid in our solar system, or maybe it’s a dwarf planet now…Ceres. Back when I … Continue reading →

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A belated kickoff to Italian Heritage month!

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Steve

This year, the banner is courteous of my friend Mark M who recently spent his honeymoon in Italy. It’s a sign for an HVAC company he spotted. Are they relatives? Maybe. The odds of people with our surname being related … Continue reading →

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