Jean-Louis Pons (nonfiction)
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Jean-Louis Pons (24 December 1761 – 14 October 1831) was a French astronomer.
Despite humble beginnings and being self-taught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 1827 Pons discovered thirty-seven comets, more than any other person in history.
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External links:
- Jean-Louis Pon @ Wikipedia