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Jean-Louis Pons (La Piarre, Francia, 24 de diciembre de 1761 - Florencia, Italia, 14 de octubre de 1831) fue un astrónomo francés conocido por ser el mayor descubridor visual de cometas de todos los tiempos: entre 1801 y 1827 descubrió treinta y siete cometas, más que cualquier otro astrónomo en la historia.
Hace 3 días · Jean Louis Pons. (1761—1831) Quick Reference. (1761–1831) Frenchastronomer. His knowledge of the night sky, coupled with acute vision and great patience, made him highly successful at comet-hunting. His first comet, in 1801 (now designated C/1801 N1), was the first of 37 (including co-discoveries)—still a record for visual discoveries.
Jean-Louis Pons (24 December 1761 – 14 October 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.
- Lalande Prize (1818, 1820, 1827)
- Astronomy
- 24 December 1761, Peyre, France
Jean‐Louis Pons was the world's most successful visual discoverer of comets. Born into a poor family, Pons did not leave his mark on the astronomical community until 1801, when he logged his first discovery of a comet on 11 July.
27 de ago. de 2019 · Then in 1801 he made his last co-discovery, with Méchain and a new comet hunter extraordinaire: Jean-Louis Pons, who would go on to find 37 comets, a record that still stands.
Astrónomo francés, conocido como el descubridor visual de cometas más exitoso en la historia de la astronomía, nombramiento que le fue acreditado, al contabilizar al menos 37 cometas descubiertos en 25 años de búsqueda activa; en total sumó cuarenta en el período 1801 – 1827, entre descubrimientos, co-descubrimientos y recuperaciones.
Biography Index. Born into a poor family, Pons was hired as a porter by the Observatory of Marseille in 1789. He learned astronomy from the Observatory's directors and soon began to make observations that led him to discover new celestial bodies, particularly comets.
