Sentence 1: As an assistant to Carl Flügge in Göttingen , Nicolaier discovered Clostridium tetani , the bacterium that causes tetanus , in 1884 .
Sentence 2: In 1884 , as assistant to Carl Flügge in Göttingen , Nicolaier discovered the bacterium Clostridium tetani , which causes Tetanus .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?