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imported>VilkaIsBack Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}} {{Character Infobox |image = Wiki noimage.jpg |birth = 26 June 1730<br>{{Wiki|Badonviller}}, Kingdom of France |death = 12 April 1817<br>Paris, Kingdom of France |species = Human |affiliates = *{{Wiki|Royal Society}} *{{Wiki|Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences}} *{{Wiki|French Academy of Sciences}} }} '''Charles Messier''' (1730 – 1817) was a French astronomer who discovered the existence of the {{Wiki|Whirlpool Galax..." |
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'''Charles Messier''' (1730 – 1817) was a [[France|French]] astronomer who discovered the existence of the {{Wiki|Whirlpool Galaxy}}. | '''Charles Messier''' (1730 – 1817) was a [[France|French]] astronomer who discovered the existence of the {{Wiki|Whirlpool Galaxy}}.<ref>{{WP|Charles Messier}}</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
In | In an [[Animus|Animus 2.0]] [[database]] entry for the free-standing bell tower [[Campanile di Giotto]] in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] historian [[Shaun Hastings]] theorized that the tower's 414 steps predicted Messier's 1773 discovery of the Whirlpool Galaxy 414 years after the building's completion in 1359, though he quickly retracted this statement.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giotto’s Campanile]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 27 January 2024
Charles Messier (1730 – 1817) was a French astronomer who discovered the existence of the Whirlpool Galaxy.[1]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
In an Animus 2.0 database entry for the free-standing bell tower Campanile di Giotto in Florence, Italy, the Assassin historian Shaun Hastings theorized that the tower's 414 steps predicted Messier's 1773 discovery of the Whirlpool Galaxy 414 years after the building's completion in 1359, though he quickly retracted this statement.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Charles Messier on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Giotto’s Campanile