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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 a 2012 [[Animus#Animus 2.0|Animus 2.0]] [[Database]] entry written by [[Shaun Hastings]], he theorized that the 414 steps of the [[Campanile di Giotto]] (completed in 1359) predicted the discovery of the Whirlpool Galaxy by Messier 414 years later in 1773, though quickly retracted this statement.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giotto’s Campanile]]</ref>
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]

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