Flamsteed History of Astronomy Group Meeting.
Roy Hookway “Charles Messier – Le Furet des Cometes” This talk traces the life and career of Charles Messier from his 1730 birth in a rural Principality now in eastern France to his death in occupied Paris in 1817. It explores his inspiration to study astronomy and his contact with several significant 18th century astronomers. His successful search for comets led to his famous catalogue of deep sky objects as a by-product. We conclude with a look at his legacy for current astronomers.
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