Pierre Méchain

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Pierre Méchain was an 18th-century French astronomer known for his discoveries of comets and deep-sky objects and for his role in the precise geodetic measurements that helped define the metric system.

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instanceOf French astronomer
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collaboratedWith Charles Messier NERFINISHED
contributedTo definition of the metre
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1744-08-16
dateOfDeath 1804-09-20
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employer French Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
era 18th century
French Revolution era
ethnicGroup French
familyName Méchain NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork astrometry
astronomy
comet discovery
geodesy
observational astronomy
givenName Pierre NERFINISHED
knownFor discovering many Messier objects
discovering several periodic and non-periodic comets
helping define the metric system
precise geodetic measurements for the metre definition
memberOf Académie des Sciences
surface form: French Academy of Sciences
name Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage French
notableWork contribution to the Messier Catalogue
discovery of comets
discovery of deep-sky objects
meridian arc measurements between Dunkirk and Barcelona
occupation astronomer
participatedIn measurement of the meridian arc Dunkirk–Barcelona
placeOfBirth France
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placeOfDeath Castellón de la Plana NERFINISHED
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sexOrGender male
workLocation Paris Observatory NERFINISHED

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Messier 75 discoverer Pierre Méchain