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(11121) 1996 RD1 = Malpighi
   Discovered 1996, Sept. 10, by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
   Marcello  Malpighi (1628 - 1694) holds a preminent position in the history of
medicine and  biology, working in Pisa, Bologna, Messina and Rome. A  pioneer in
the use of the microscope in anatomy, he made  fundamental studies of the lungs.
He later made contributions in hematology and embryology.
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