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Messier
Messier may refer to: People with the surname *Ashley Messier (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player *Charles Messier (1730–1817), French astronomer * Doug Messier (born 1936), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Éric Messier (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player * George Messier (1896–1933), French inventor * Jean-Marie Messier (born 1956), French businessman * Joby Messier (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Marc Messier (born 1947), Canadian actor and film-maker * Mark Messier (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player *Mary Messier (born 1952), American politician *Mitch Messier (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *Paul Messier (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player *Paul Arthur Messier (born 1962), American art conservator Other uses *Messier Channel in western Patagonia, Chile *Messier objects, set of 110 astronomical objects *Messier (crater) on the Moon *Messier (automobile) Messier was a French automobile manufacturer, based at Montroug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messier Objects
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his ' (''Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters''). Because Messier was interested only in finding comets, he created a list of those non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. This list, which Messier created in collaboration with his assistant Pierre Méchain, is now known as the ''Messier catalogue''. The Messier catalogue is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many objects on the list are still referenced by their Messier numbers. The catalogue includes most of the astronomical deep-sky objects that can be easily observed from Earth's Northern Hemisphere; many Messier objects are popular targets for amateur astronomers. A preliminary version of the catalogue first appeared in 1774 in the ''Memoirs'' of the French Academy of Sciences for the year 1771. The first version of Messier's catalogue contained 45 objects, which wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Messier
Mark John Douglas Messier (; born January 18, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–80 NHL season, 1979–2003–04 NHL season, 2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also played professionally with the World Hockey Association (WHA)'s Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers. He also played a short four-game stint in the original Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Houston Apollos in 1979. He was the last WHA player to be active in professional ice hockey, and the last active player in any of the major North American professional sports leagues to have played in the 1970s. After his playing career, he was special assistant to the president and general manager of the Rangers. Messier is considered one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He is second on the all-time list for playoff points (295) and third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Messier
Charles Messier (; 26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters, which came to be known as the ''Messier objects'', referred to with the letter M and their number between 1 and 110. Messier's purpose for list of Messier objects, the catalogue was to help astronomical observers distinguish between permanent and transient astronomical event, transient visually diffuse astronomical object, objects in the sky. Biography Messier was born in Badonviller in the Lorraine region of Kingdom of France, France, in 1730, the tenth of twelve children of Françoise B. Grandblaise and Nicolas Messier, a Court usher. Six of his brothers and sisters died while young, and his father died in 1741. Charles' interest in astronomy was stimulated by the appearance of the Great Comet of 1744, great six-tailed comet in 1744 and by an annular solar eclipse visible from his hometown on 25 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messier (crater)
Messier is a relatively young lunar impact crater located on the Mare Fecunditatis. The crater has a discernible oblong shape that is not caused by foreshortening. The longer dimension is oriented in an east–west direction. Just to the west lies Messier A, a similar-sized crater with an oblong, doublet form. The longer dimension of this crater is oriented north–south, at right angles to Messier. This crater also has a curved bulge extending to the west. Messier and Messier A were photographed at high resolution by NASA's Lunar Orbiter 5 spacecraft In August 1967. The Lunar Orbiter V_041 image is archived at the Lunar and Planetary Institutebr>website The Lunar Orbiter V partial image shown here is derived from the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project effort to reprocess these images from the original tapes. The interiors of Messier and Messier A have a higher albedo than the surrounding mare. There is also a dark streak in the center of each crater. Two prominent, nearly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Messier
Jean-Marie Messier (born 13 December 1956) is a French businessman who was chairman and chief executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi (formerly Vivendi Universal) until 2002. He is also frequently referred to by nicknames such as "J2M" and "J6M", but most notably as “ The Man who Tried to Buy the World” which was coined by Jo Johnson in his biography of Messier reflecting on corporate greed and monopolizing the industry. Early life and education Jean-Marie Messier was born in Grenoble, France, the son of an accountant. He studied at the École Polytechnique from 1976 to 1980, and then at the École nationale d'administration between 1980 and 1982. He was refused sponsorship by TotalEnergies, Total to study at Harvard Business School. Business career Messier held several posts at the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (France), French Economy Ministry, including a post as technical counselor for privatization under Édouard Balladur, during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Arthur Messier
Paul Arthur Messier (born 1962) is an art conservator and head of the Lens Media Lab at the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Education Messier received an A.B. cum laude in Art History from Vassar College in 1984 and a M.A. and C.A.S. in paper conservation from the Art Conservation Department of the State University of New York College at Buffalo in 1990. Career Consulting with private and institutional collections worldwide, Messier served as a senior advisor for the Museum of Modern Art'Object, Photoinitiative to characterize modernist photographs in its collection and is directing a program to establish a photograph conservation department at the State Hermitage Museum. In February 2015, he was named the inaugural head of the Lens Media Lab at Yale University'"Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage." The largest authenticity scandal in the fine art photography market, fraudulent prints attribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messier (automobile)
Messier was a French automobile manufacturer, based at Montrouge, on the southern edge of Paris, from 1925 till 1931.Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.''Georgano: ''Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.'' Origins George Messier owned a factory for "pneumatic equipment" at least as early as 1920. He also developed a type of air suspension for automobiles. In 1920 he created the company ''Messier Automobiles'' and marketed the air suspension. From 1925 he produced automobiles on his own account, using the Messier name. In 1931 Messier abandoned automobile production in order to concentrate primarily on aircraft landing gear after having built and flown the Messier Monoplace Laboratorie monoplane, to test a retractable bicycle type undercarriage. At least one source claims that Messier's air suspension was the basis for the revolutionary Hydropneumatic suspension of later Citroën m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Messier
Joby Messier (born March 2, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers between 1993 and 1995. Playing career Joby Messier was a member of the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) in 1987-88, playing 53 games and scoring 31 points. He also collected five points in five games during the 1988 Centennial Cup and was named a tournament All-Star. Messier enrolled at Michigan State University, following in his older brother Mitch's footsteps. He played for the Spartans for four years and was a CCHA First Team All-Star selection in his senior year in 1991-92. After his sophomore year, Messier was selected by the New York Rangers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 118th overall. During his time with the Spartans some of his teammates included Rod Brind'Amour, Kip Miller, Jason Woolley, Bryan Smolinski and Rem Murray. Following the completion of his collegiate playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Messier
Marc Messier, O.C., M.S.C. (born August 16, 1947) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Background Born in Granby, Quebec, Messier's 45-year acting career included the participation in several well-known films and television series. After finishing his studies and developed his acting skills in college, he played in various theatrical shows across the province of Quebec plays including "Broue". It was in 1972, that he debuted his acting career in ''La Vie Rêvée'' and would make his first appearance in a television series in 1974 in ''Avec le temps''. Messier's most extensive role was in the two-decade old television series '' Lance et Compte'' in which he played the role of Marc Gagnon, an all-star hockey player for the fictional NHL team of the Quebec National, a copycat version of the defunct Quebec Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche). After his retirement, Gagnon went on to coach the team during two separate; the first starting during the second season and again during the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Messier
Mary Duffy Messier (born June 27, 1952) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 62 since her December 2009 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Elizabeth Dennigan. Education Messier earned her BA degree from Roger Williams University, and her MEd from Rhode Island College. Elections *2012 Messier was unopposed for both the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,075 votes and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,149 votes. *2010 Messier was unopposed for the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,488 votes and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 2,615 votes (68.3%) against Republican nominee Thomas Clupny. References External linksOfficial pageat the Rhode Island General Assembly *Mary Messierat BallotpediaMary Duffy Messierat OpenSecrets OpenSecrets is a nonprofit organization based in Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Messier
Éric Messier (born October 29, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers. Playing career As a youth, Messier played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Drummondville. Messier played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs and then the Sherbrooke Faucons after the Draveurs relocated to Sherbrooke. He signed with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent in 1995 and was assigned to the American Hockey League's Cornwall Aces for one season before Messier and all Avalanche players assigned to the Aces were transferred to the Hershey Bears as the Aces folded. Messier won the Calder Cup in 1997 with the Bears.. Messier was called up to the main roster in that season for the first time and played 21 games. He went on to play seven seasons for the Avalanche, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Messier
Ashley Anne Messier is a Canadian ice hockey defender, currently playing for Cornell University in the NCAA. Career From 2016 to 2019, she played for the Saskatoon Stars in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League, winning the SFMAAAHL championship twice and being named the league's best defender in 2019. She was named top defender at the 2018 and 2019 Esso Cups. She then spent the 2019-20 season at Bishop Kearney High School (Irondequoit, New York), Bishop Kearney High School in the United States, winning a state U19 title with the school's Selects Hockey Academy. She has committed to Cornell University for the 2020-21 season, studying in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business. International career She played for Canada at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Slovakia, notching two points in five games as the country won silver. She had previously taken part in the American U18 Select Player Development Camp a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
