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| | Abbe Jean Picard (1620 - 1682) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Picard founded the French ephemeris, the Connoissance des Temps, in 1679, and continued as an editor until his death in 1682. |
 | | According to de Mairan, Picard discovered the 4th Trapezium star in M42, as documented by a manuscript drawing of March 20, 1673. |
 | | Picard was honored by naming Moon crater Picard (14.6N, 54.7E, 22 km diameter) in 1935. |
| www.seds.org /messier/xtra/Bios/picard.html (127 words) |
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