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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pierre Méchain canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French astronomer
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human ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | definition of the metre ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1744-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1804-09-20 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Messier 102
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Messier 63 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 65 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 72 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 74 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 76 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 91 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | French Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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French Revolution era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ comet discovery ⓘ geodesy ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering many Messier objects
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discovering several periodic and non-periodic comets ⓘ helping define the metric system ⓘ precise geodetic measurements for the metre definition ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| name | Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contribution to the Messier Catalogue
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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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Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Castellón de la Plana
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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