Grimaldi, Francesco Maria, SJ (sold)
Francesco Maria Grimaldi, SJ (April 2, 1618 - December 18, 1663) was an Italian Jesuit natural philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. Born and raised in Bologna, Grimaldi went on to teach at the Jesuit college there. With fellow Jesuit Giovanni Battista Riccioli, he undertook important research on gravity and astronomy, among other achievements producing an early and influential selenograph or map of the moon's surface. His experiments with the diffraction of light were also highly important for later scientists.
Describing the moon.
Figura Pro Nomenclatura, Et Libratione Lunari Nec Homines Lunam incolunt. Nec Anime in Lunam migrant.
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An important work in the development of lunar geography (selenography) and astronomy more broadly, this 1665 map of the near side of the moon was drawn by Francesco Maria Grimaldi and appeared in Giovanni Battista Riccioli's work Astronomia Reformata. Building on his paradigm-setting 1651 work Almagestum Novum, Riccioli used the Astronomia Reformata to correct errors, summarize findings, and include updated information. (more details)