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Pierre François André
Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16
August 1744 – 20
September 1804) was a
French astronomer and surveyor...
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Mechain was a
medieval cantref in the
Kingdom of Powys. This
cantref has also been
referred to as Y
Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy).
Mechain may owe its name to the River...
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Gwerful Mechain (fl. 1460–1502), is the only
female medieval Welsh poet from whom a
substantial body of work is
known to have survived. She is
known for...
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Mechain, a
cantref in the
Kingdom of Powys.
Mechain may also
refer to:
Gwerful Mechain, a
female Welsh poet of the
later Middle Ages, from
Mechain Pierre...
- Llansantffraid-ym-
Mechain is a
large village (in the
community of Llansantffraid) in Powys, Mid Wales,
close to the
border with
Shropshire in England...
- C/1798 G1 (Messier) C/1785 A1 (Messier-
Méchain) He also co-discovered
Comet C/1801 N1 (Comet Pons-Messier-
Méchain-Bouvard), a
discovery shared with several...
- list,
which Messier created in
collaboration with his ****istant
Pierre Méchain, is now
known as the
Messier catalogue. The
Messier catalogue is one of...
- arc
measurement of
Delambre and
Méchain was a
geodetic survey carried out by Jean-Baptiste
Delambre and
Pierre Méchain in 1792–1798 to
measure an arc section...
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December 1849),
commonly known by his
bardic name
Gwallter Mechain ("Walter of
Mechain"), was a
Welsh poet, editor, translator,
antiquary and Anglican...
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Battle of
Mechain was
fought in Powys, Wales, in 1070, for rule of the
Welsh kingdoms of
Gwynedd and Powys. The
battlefield may be near Llanfechain...
