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Charles Messier was born on the 26th of June, 1730, in Badonviller, France, near Strasbourg, close to the German border, one of the youngest of 12 children. He was the tenth child of Nicolas and Françoise Messier, so he wasn’t quite the baby of the family.
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Pugh, P. (2012). Charles Messier: His Life, Discoveries, and Legacy. In: Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85357-4_1
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