Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Ashley Messier (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player; Charles Messier (1730–1817), French astronomer; Doug Messier (born 1936), Canadian ice hockey player and coach; Éric Messier (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player; George Messier (1896–1933), French inventor; Jean-Marie Messier (born 1956), French businessman
In 1844 he purchased a chocolate mill from Amariah Childs and used it to roast and grind coffee. The mill was later taken over by Herbert B. Newhall, son of Benjamin F. Newhall. Sweetser retired in 1860 and his tobacco business was taken over by his two of his sons, Charles A. and George H. Sweetser, who ran it as Sweetser Brothers. [1]
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 ]
George Messier (1896–1933) was a French inventor, best known as the pioneer of hydraulically-operated landing gear for aircraft. [1] He also specialized in ...
His Recollections were published at Philadelphia in 1890, [7] and an elementary school in Philadelphia is named after him, [18] as is the George W. Childs Recreation Site, in Pike County, Pennsylvania and Childs, Maryland. [19] George and Emma are interred in a mausoleum in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia. [20] [21]
George, 10, was born July 22, 2013. He is the eldest child of William and his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales. Upon turning 10, Kensington Palace released a photo of him that showed just how ...
Charles Stuart Duke of Cambridge 1660–1661: Queen Mary II 1662–1694 r. 1689–1694: King William III [a] 1650–1702 r. 1689–1702: James Stuart 1663–1667 Duke of Cambridge: Queen Anne 1665–1714 r. 1702–1714: Prince George 1653–1708 of Denmark: Charles Stuart 1666–1667 Duke of Kendal: Edgar Stuart 1667–1671 Duke of Cambridge ...