Giovanni Arduino (Caprino Veronese, October 16, 1714 – Venice, March 21, 1795) was an Italian geologist who is known as the "Father of Italian Geology." October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venexia in the local dialect), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′N 12°19′E, population 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ...

Arduino was a mining specialist who developed possibly the first classification of geological time, based on study of the geology of northern Italy. In 1735, he divided the history of the Earth into four periods: Primitive, Secondary, Tertiary and Volcanic,or Quaternary. The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ...

Giovanni Arduino (Torino, June 30, 1967) is a present-day fiction writer, freelance editor, translator and consultant from Moncalieri,Torino, Italy. His best-selling novels, which span various genres such as young adult, dark fantasy, modern fables, erotica and pop culture, are published in Italy, the U.S., Japan, Germany, and Spain. Giovanni Arduino has written under many different pseudonyms such as Joe Arden and Jonathan Snow, but has mostly used his real name since 2003.
Official website:giovanniarduino.com Torino may refer to: Turin (Torino in Italian), a major industrial city in northwestern canada. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moncalieri is a town of approximately 56,000 inhabitants (2001) about nine kilometers south of Turin, Italy. ... Torino may refer to: Turin (Torino in Italian), a major industrial city in northwestern canada. ...