Jean Louis Pons
JeanLouis Pons was a French astronomer. Despite humble beginnings and being selftaught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time between 1801 and 1827 Pons discovered thirtyseven comets, more than any other person in history.
Pons was born at Peyre, HautesAlpes, to a poor family he received little formal education. In 1789, he began working for the Marseille observatory as a caretaker, and gradually gained some experience in assisting the astronomers with observations. He learned to make observations himself, showing a remarkable ability to remember star fields and note changes in them.
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