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Pierre François André Méchain (August 16, 1744 – September 20, 1804) was a French astronomer.
He discovered seven comets, the first in 1781 and the last in 1799.
Méchain was made a member of the Bureau des Longitudes in 1795 and was director of the Paris Observatory from 1800 until his death.
External links
- Pierre Méchain biography, SEDS Messier pages (http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/pmechain.html)de:Pierre Méchain