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A painting of the astronomer Charles Messier at age 40.

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English: Charles Messier, French astronomer, at the age of 40. A celestial globe showing a swan among stars.
Français : Charles Messier, astronome français, à l'âge de 40 ans. Un globe céleste montrant un cygne parmi les étoiles.
Date circa 1770
date QS:P,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Stoyan R. et al. Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky. — Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. — P. 15.
Author Ansiaux (1729—1786) (??)
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current22:27, 23 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:27, 23 March 2009621 × 787 (54 KB)Котик полосатый (talk | contribs)uncropped, real color version of painting
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