Asteroids named after people called Lorenzo
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(12294) Avogadro
Lorenzo Avogadro (1776-1856) was an Italian chemist who suggested that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules. Almost completely ignored in his time, he is now honored with the term Avogadro's number, determined in 1865 by Loschmidt.Discovered 2 August 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(16930) Respighi
Italian astronomer Lorenzo Respighi (1824-1889) was professor of optics and astronomy and director successively of the observatories of Bologna and of Campidoglio in Rome. He compiled stellar catalogues, observed the planets and discovered three comets. He introduced the use of the objective prism in stellar spectroscopy.Discovered 29 March 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
(27922) Mascheroni
Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750-1800), professor at the University of Pavia and author of a treatise on statics, proved that all plane construction problems that can be solved with ruler and compass can also be solved with compass alone.Discovered 8 December 1996 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(47473) Lorenzopinna
Lorenzo Pinna (b. 1950) is an Italian journalist and science popularizer. He has participated in the production of television programs, including Quark and Superquark. He is also the author and co-author (with Piero Angela) of books of scientific dissemination, winning as a popularizer the award Premio Europeo Cortina Ulisse.Discovered 1 January 2000 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(135041) Lorenzofranco
Lorenzo Franco (b. 1954) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He has contributed to several studies of small solar system bodies, variable stars and to the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 21 July 2001 by Tesi, L., Tombelli, M., San Marcello
(190730) Lorenzonesi
Lorenzo Nesi (b. 1966) is an Italian amateur astronomer who has been a supporting member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2005. He obtained a degree in administrative sciences from the University of Rome.Discovered 13 August 2001 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., San Marcello