Charles Messier Biography Sources

The Gale Encyclopedia of Science:

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=fl_sarhs&tabID=T003&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=2&contentSet=GALE%7CCX2830902928&&docId=GALE|CX2830902928&docType=GALE

http://messier.seds.org/xtra/history/biograph.html

 

http://www.astro-tom.com/messier/messier_files/messier_biography.htm