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The 19th century
1,725 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 1554 | March 14, 1868 | Otto Struve | reflection nebula |
| NGC 4058 | March 24, 1868 | George Mary Searle | lenticular galaxy |
| 107 Camilla | November 17, 1868 | N. R. Pogson | asteroid |
| NGC 3612 | March 16, 1869 | Otto Wilhelm von Struve | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3739 | March 16, 1869 | Otto Wilhelm von Struve | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2268 | 1871 | Alphonse Borrelly | galaxy |
| NGC 2715 | 1871 | Alphonse Borrelly | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3933 | 1871 | Alphonse Borrelly | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3934 | 1871 | Alphonse Borrelly | spiral galaxy |
| Rosette Nebula | 1871 | Lewis A. Swift | H II region |
| The History of John the Son of Zebedee | 1871 | William Wright | literary work |
| NGC 816 | September 15, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 860 | September 18, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 783 | September 22, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 826-1 | September 30, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 995 | December 8, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1040-1 | December 9, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1233 | December 10, 1871 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 798 | December 10, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 810 | December 11, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 962 | December 13, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 983 | December 13, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 984 | December 13, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 620 | December 14, 1871 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2308 | January 13, 1872 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4072 | April 3, 1872 | Ralph Copeland | lenticular galaxy |
| Archaeological site of Kish | 1873 | George Smith | archaeological site |
| NGC 2570 | February 20, 1873 | Ralph Copeland | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 387 | December 10, 1873 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 739 | January 9, 1874 | Ralph Copeland | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2350 | January 18, 1874 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2449 | January 18, 1874 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2454 | January 19, 1874 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2418 | January 23, 1874 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3975 | February 21, 1874 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2875 | March 7, 1874 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | asterism |
| NGC 2429 | March 10, 1874 | Ralph Copeland | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3013 | March 18, 1874 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3743 | March 18, 1874 | Ralph Copeland | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3758 | March 18, 1874 | Ralph Copeland | astrophysical X-ray source |
| NGC 2457 | March 22, 1874 | Ralph Copeland | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 399 | October 7, 1874 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1177 | November 29, 1874 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 375 | December 1874 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | elliptical galaxy |
| 149 Medusa | September 21, 1875 | Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | asteroid |
| NGC 1274 | December 4, 1875 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1015 | December 27, 1875 | Wilhelm Tempel | barred spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2067 | 1876 | Wilhelm Tempel | reflection nebula |
| NGC 2386 | 1876 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | galaxy |
| NGC 3580 | 1876 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 926 | 1876 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 934 | 1876 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| Telephone | 1876 | Antonio Meucci | type of physical object |
| The Ancient Roman Mosaic of Lierna on Lake Como | 1876 | Siro Panizza | archaeological find |
| 163 Erigone | April 26, 1876 | Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | asteroid |
| NGC 575 | October 17, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 785 | October 25, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 511 | October 26, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1006 | November 21, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1095 | December 11, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |