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English: The great comet of 1881 (Comet C/1881 K1). Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M. (Plate XI from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings 1881)
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Étienne Léopold Trouvelot  (1827–1895)  wikidata:Q32426
 
Étienne Léopold Trouvelot
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Etienne Leopold Trouvelot; E. L. Trouvelot
Description French artist, illustrator, astronomer and biologist
Date of birth/death 26 December 1827 Edit this at Wikidata 22 April 1895 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Aisne, France Meudon, France
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