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Charles Messier (French: [ʃaʁl me.sje]; 26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters , which came to be known as the Messier objects , referred to with the letter M and their number between 1 and 110.
Pierre François André Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.
Quentin Carter (Charles Michael Davis) is a brash NCIS Special Agent who is the replacement for agent Christopher LaSalle. Carter comes across as brassy and urbane. He is a former U.S. Marine who served in the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company. He is the son of a U.S. Navy two-star admiral, and has a brother and sister whom both also serve in ...
Charles Antoine Morand – French Napoleonic general Jim Morrison – American singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Doors , author, and poet. Permanent crowds and occasional vandalism surrounding this tomb have caused tensions with the families of other, less famous, interred individuals. [ 9 ]
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
Jodie Foster's oldest son is showing up for his mom. On Jan. 17, Charles Foster, who goes by Charlie, made a rare appearance on "The Tonight Show" when he came out to support his mom, who was ...
His son Jared married Trump’s daughter Ivanka in 2009. In a 2004 plea agreement, Kushner admitted to hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, filming the tryst and sending the tape to ...
Queen Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles, revealed the sweet nickname his children have for their step-grandfather, King Charles III. Parker Bowles, 49, appeared on the Sunday, October 13, episode ...