Jean-Louis Pons

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.

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Who was born first?

• Jean-Louis Pons and August Batsch were born the same year
• Jean-Louis Pons and Smithson Tennant were born the same year
• Jean-Louis Pons and William Gregor were born the same year
• Jean-Louis Pons and Blasius Merrem were born the same year
• Jean-Louis Pons was born 1 year before Giovanni Aldini

Timeline

1. August BatschOctober 28, 1761 – September 29, 1802
2. Blasius MerremFebruary 4, 1761 – February 23, 1824
3. Jean-Louis Pons (this page)December 24, 1761 – October 14, 1831
4. Smithson TennantNovember 30, 1761 – February 22, 1815
5. William GregorDecember 25, 1761 – June 11, 1817
6. Giovanni AldiniApril 16, 1762 – January 17, 1834

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