Rather, they turn to Cassini I, II, III and IV, the 17th and 18th-century dynasty of Paris Observatory directors. With the word Saturn appearing alongside, I fix on Cassini I, Giovanni Domenico (or, after he moved to France, Jean-Dominique) Cassini. Thus the Cassini Spacecraft has imaged the Cassini Division that was first depicted by Cassini I. Louis XIV is said to have quipped that his astronomers had lost him more territory than his generals had won. None of the human Cassinis are much remembered as we report on the exploits of the Cassini Spacecraft.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2017 13:30 UTC