Discovery of Comet by Jean-Louis Pons

Date: July 11, 1801 • Location: Paris, France

French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.

Jean-Louis Pons was a French astronomer. Despite humble beginnings and being self-taught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 1827 Pons discovered thirty-seven comets, more than any other person in history.