THE Crab Nebula in Taurus, which has the distinction of being No. 1 in Messier's Catalogue, is of peculiar interest, as is shown by articles published respectively in L'Astronomie (August 1939 ...
The Crab Nebula is first on his list and is therefore known as M (Messier) 1. The moniker "Crab Nebula" came about from an ...