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202:, which lists asteroid discoverers using their initials and surname, gave his name as "A. Laurent", with the "A." (for "Anonymous") as a sort of placeholder for an unknown first name. However, in a letter dated 5 September 1858 to Benjamin Valz, Laurent wrote that his first name is Joseph-Jean-Pierre (see image), and the Minor Planet Center now uses "
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J'ajouterai un mot pour remercier M. Boyer, pharmacien, et surtout M. Laurent, chimiste et contrôleur de garantie à Nîmes, pour les renseignemens que ce dernier eût la bonté de me fournir au sujet de la partie chimique de cet ouvrage… (I will add a word of thanks for
Monsieur Boyer, pharmacist, and
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When using only an initial rather than his full first name, he sometimes used "J. Laurent". A small set of astronomical charts known to have been drawn up by
Laurent himself, as well as a hand-drawn star chart portraying the discovery of 51 Nemausa, show his name as J. Laurent (see images).
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Observatoire de Marseille – Patrimoines archives notes the discovery of the asteroid as follows:
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Monsieur Laurent, chemist and assay inspector in Nîmes, for the information that the latter had the kindness to provide me regarding the chemistry part of this project…)
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In 1857, it was reported that Valz had undertaken the publication of equinoxial charts, to be drawn up by
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DANS CETTE MAISON DU HAUT DE L'OBSERVATOIRE DE L'ASTRONOME NÎMOIS BENJAMIN VALZ (1787–1867) SON DISCIPLE LAURENT DÉCOUVRIT LE 24 JANVIER 1858 LA PETITE PLANÈTE NÉMAUSA
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The coincidence of name, profession, city and time period is suggestive, however a definitive link to the discoverer of the asteroid has not been established.
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