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4,181 inventions and discoveries
Invention or discoveryDateInventor or discovererType
Quadrans Muralis1795Jérôme Lalandeformer constellation
NGC 1634December 9, 1798William Herschelelliptical galaxy
NGC 1284December 10, 1798William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2421January 30, 1799William Herschelopen cluster
NGC 1331December 19, 1799William Herschelelliptical galaxy
NGC 1362December 19, 1799William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2938April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 2977April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3061April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3144April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3155April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3197April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3329April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3500April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3752April 2, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3735December 7, 1801William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3057September 26, 1802William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3212September 26, 1802William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3215September 26, 1802William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 2629September 30, 1802William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2641September 30, 1802William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 2650September 30, 1802William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 22021825Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struvestar cluster
NGC 6291825Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struveasterism
NGC 4178April 11, 1825John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 305October 29, 1825John Frederick William Herschelasterism
NGC 17271826James DunlopH II region
NGC 18701826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 19221826John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 20911826John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 20921826John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 20981826John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 2960March 4, 1826John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 3869March 10, 1826John Frederick William Herschelspiral galaxy
NGC 2698March 11, 1826John Frederick William Herschellenticular galaxy
NGC 3330April 29, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 2671May 1826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 2972May 9, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 2658May 28, 1826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 2982June 24, 1826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 346August 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 395August 1826James Dunlopgalaxy
NGC 465August 1826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 1743August 3, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 1770August 3, 1826James DunlopH II region
NGC 1858August 3, 1826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 1926August 3, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 2069August 3, 1826James Dunlopgalaxy
NGC 1836September 5, 1826John Frederick William Herschelstar cluster
NGC 1712September 24, 1826James Dunlopstellar association
NGC 1722September 24, 1826James DunlopH II region
NGC 1795September 24, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 1810September 24, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 1826September 24, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 1869September 24, 1826James Dunlopstellar association
NGC 1880September 24, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 1943September 24, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 1969September 24, 1826James Dunlopopen cluster
NGC 1972September 24, 1826James Dunlopstar cluster
NGC 2033September 24, 1826James Dunlopstellar association