Pierre Méchain
Academic
1744 – 1804
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Who was Pierre Méchain?
Pierre François André Méchain 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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- Born
- Aug 16, 1744
Laon - Also known as
- Pierre Mechain
- Nationality
- France
- Lived in
- Picardy
- Died
- Sep 20, 1804
Castellón de la Plana
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on July 23, 2013
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