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The 19th century

1,725 inventions and discoveries
Invention or discoveryDateInventor or discovererType
NGC 917November 22, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 969November 22, 1827John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 978November 22, 1827John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 1719November 23, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 1625November 24, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 2837December 16, 1827John Frederick William Herschelgalaxy
NGC 3204December 24, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3493December 24, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3536December 24, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3624December 27, 1827John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 4259December 27, 1827John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 4518December 27, 1827John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 4543December 27, 1827John Frederick William Herschelelliptical galaxy
NGC 24331828John Frederick William Herschelmultiple star
NGC 8451828William Herschelspiral galaxy
Promethean match1828Samuel Jones—
NGC 1707January 8, 1828John Frederick William Herschelgroup of stars
NGC 485January 8, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3466January 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3467January 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 3817January 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 3819January 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschelelliptical galaxy
NGC 4318January 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschelelliptical galaxy
NGC 2039January 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschelgalaxy
NGC 2338January 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 3130January 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2379March 6, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2942March 6, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 2368March 9, 1828John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 4509March 11, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 4428-1March 16, 1828John Frederick William Herschelemission-line galaxy
NGC 3009March 17, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 2666March 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschelgalaxy
NGC 2712March 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3135March 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3677March 19, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 4234April 7, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 4292April 7, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 3246April 9, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3386April 9, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 4043April 9, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 3365April 13, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 4075April 14, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 3907April 15, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 4006April 15, 1828John Frederick William Herschelelliptical galaxy
NGC 2732September 2, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 792September 7, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 820September 7, 1828John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 311September 15, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 1106September 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 1164September 18, 1828John Frederick William Herschelintermediate spiral galaxy
NGC 712October 1828John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 433September 29, 1829John Frederick William Herschelopen cluster
NGC 743September 29, 1829John Frederick William Herschelopen cluster
NGC 146October 27, 1829John Frederick William Herschelopen cluster
NGC 886October 30, 1829John Frederick William Herschelopen cluster
NGC 24081830John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 1656February 10, 1830John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 1740February 11, 1830John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2184February 19, 1830John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster