Transcription: Mechain concentrated particularly on faint nebulae, such as those in Coma Berenices and Virgo. During the night of March 18, 1781, Messier confirmed Mechain's discoveries and added nine new nebulae on his own account. On April 13, 1781, Messier finished the supplement to his catalogue and included 24 objects originally found by Mechain. The complete catalogue was published in 1781 and in the Conneissance d'Etat for 1783. In November 1781, Messier's work was interrupted by a serious accident. While walking in a parc et mensot, he mistook the entrance to a cave for an open gate and fell into the ... File Comment Made in Intimate Arts
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