Charles Messier

Charles Messier

French comet hunter who found the returning Halley's Comet on 21 January 1759 and catalogued objects that mimic comets.

Person

26 Jun 1730 – 12 Apr 1817

Over time

recovered
Halley's Comet

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Identifiers
Wikidata Q14524

Sources

Relations

assistant to:
recovered:
  • Halley's Cometsince 21 Jan 1759

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