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Has any of you wondered what the original Messier Catalog looked like? I was curious and looked for the 1771 publication in France's Royal Academy of Sciences Registries and here it is: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k35697/f611.item#435 Of course it's in French, and while I do read French, I know many of you don't. But what I find interesting is the way it's compiled. It takes the form of a detailed observation diary and it's pretty short (pp 435-461). At the end (pp 454-458), you'll see a table listing all of the objects Messier compiled up to 1771. Now, if you want to have some fund, try to identify which object is which  Hint #1: there are not following the modern M numbering. Hint #2: the first one listed, is the Pleiades (M45) CS and Happy Reading, Nick |
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| Thanks for sharing! |
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| This is awesome. I'll read it. Thanks. |
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Thanks for the tip! Very interesting to see how the pioneers worked back then. |
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Olaf Fritsche: It is very different than what we do today for sure. It is a very interesting read (if you can read French). Now I'm wondering if there isn't any English translation somewhere. |
