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Did Charles Messier's catalogue primarily consist of objects discovered by himself?
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Although Charles Messier's catalogue was originally a list of objects he discovered, the list now contains many objects discovered by others. This is because Messier's original list was intended as a guide for astronomers who were searching for comets, and many of the objects he listed were not comets at all.
Messier's Celestial Odyssey: The Enchanting World of Charles Messier
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