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Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery, jointly attributed to Charles Messier, on 11 July 1801.
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Jean-Louis Pons (December 24, 1761 - October 14, 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.
Pons made his first comet discovery, jointly attributed to Charles Messier, on July 11, 1801.
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