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Charles Messier

Astronomy

Charles Messier (26 June 1730 to 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1730 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1730-06-26 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1817-04-12 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1817 2
Death Place
Paris, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Notable Work
Lexell's Comet 1
Notable Work
Messier object 1
Birthplace
Badonviller, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Connections

Associated With

Pierre Mechain, Scientists

A genuine working partnership, not merely a shared credit: Mechain met Messier around 1774 and the two became friends and long-time collaborators cataloguing comets and deep-sky objects, unlike the shared-Nobel-only pairs elsewhere in this file.

Additional Source Pierre Mechain (Wikipedia)Lead section, Pierre Mechain

Works In

Astronomy, Disciplines
Source Charles Messier (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, nationality there.
  • Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Messier 87, milestones credited there.
  • Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Pinwheel Galaxy, milestones credited there.
  • Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Ring Nebula, milestones credited there.
Sources
1. Charles Messier (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): Paris, France
    Q90
  • P19 (place of birth): Badonviller, France
    Q501953
  • P800 (notable work): Messier object
    Q14530
  • P800 (notable work): Lexell's Comet
    Q2466807
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2. Charles Messier (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Charles Messier (26 June 1730-12 April 1817) was a French astronomer.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 26 June 1730
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 26 June 1730
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 12 April 1817
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 12 April 1817
  • Works In: Astronomy, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Astronomy
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Pierre Mechain (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Pierre Mechain, Lead section, Pierre Mechain
Quote, Associated With: Pierre Mechain, Lead section, Pierre Mechain
was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.
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