Jean-Louis Pons
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Gender | Female |
---|---|
Date of birth | December 24,1761 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | La Piarre |
France | |
Died | Florence |
Italy | |
Awards | Lalande Prize |
Discovered | 7P/Pons–Winnecke |
12P/Pons–Brooks | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3726374 |
Jean-Louis Pons Life story
Jean-Louis Pons 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.