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Bianchi is an Italian surname and a brand name associated with several distinct lines of work. The surname is common in Italy and among people of Italian descent, and it is borne by individuals across various professions. The most widely recognized non-person reference is the Bianchi bicycle company, an Italian manufacturer founded in Milan in 1885 by Edoardo Bianchi. The firm is one of the oldest bicycle brands in the world and is noted for road and track bicycles, including its characteristic Celeste color. In the 20th century the company diversified into other forms of mobility and related components, and today it remains a prominent bicycle manufacturer.

In mathematics and physics, the name Bianchi is associated with Luigi Bianchi, an Italian mathematician active

The term Bianchi thus spans personal names, industrial branding, and fundamental mathematical constructs, reflecting a cross-section

in
the
late
19th
and
early
20th
centuries.
Several
concepts
bear
his
name:
the
Bianchi
identities
in
differential
geometry;
Bianchi
groups
in
the
theory
of
Kleinian
groups
and
hyperbolic
geometry;
and
the
Bianchi
classification
of
homogeneous
cosmologies,
which
organizes
possible
symmetries
of
spatially
homogeneous
universes
into
nine
types.
of
Italian
intellectual
and
industrial
history.