Optician, astronomer, and natural philosopher, born in Modena, N Italy. He constructed optical instruments, perfecting his own alloy for telescope mirrors, and in 1827 produced the dioptric, achromatic microscope that bears his name. He became director of the Florence observatory in 1835.
Giovanni Battista Amici (March 25, 1786 - April 10, 1863) was an Italian astronomer and microscopist.
Giovanni Amici was born in Modena, Italy.
His name is best known for the improvements he effected in the mirrors of reflecting telescopes and especially in the construction of the microscope. He was also a diligent and skillful observer, and busied himself not only with astronomical subjects, such as the double stars, the satellites of Jupiter and the measurement of the polar and equatorial diameters of the sun, but also with biological studies of the circulation of the sap in plants, the fructification of plants, infusoria etc. He invented the dipleidoscope
The Amici crater on the Moon was named in his honour.
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