19730 Machiavelli
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19730 Machiavelli is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on December 7, 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills. It is named for Italian philosopher and statesman Niccolò Machiavelli
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Asteroid belt
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Asteroid
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discovered on December 7, 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills. It is named for Italian philosopher and statesman Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. He is one of the main founders of modern political science. He was a diplomat, political philosopher, playwright, and a civil servant of the Florentine Republic...
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