Pierre Méchain Scientist

Pierre François André Méchain (16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep sky objects and comets.

Personal facts

Pierre Méchain
Birth dateAugust 16, 1744
Birth place
Laon
Nationality
France
Date of deathSeptember 20, 1804
Place of death
Spain , Castellón de la Plana
Known for
Comet
Metre
Deep-sky object

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Scientist

Field of study
Astronomy

Pierre Méchain on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://messier.seds.org/m/m102d.html
  2. http://messier.seds.org/xtra/history/pmechain.html