Angelo Marchetti (1674 – 1753) was an

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and

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from

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. He was Alessandro Marchetti's son and a member of the

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1674 births 1753 deaths 17th-century Italian astronomers 17th-century Italian mathematicians 18th-century Italian astronomers 18th-century Italian mathematicians Members of the Academy of Arcadians People from Pistoia {{Italy-mathematician-stub