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Inventions & discoveries
Inventions and discoveries in date order, from the oldest recorded to the latest, with who is credited and what kind of thing each is.
4,360 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tusi couple | 1247 | Nasir al-Din al-Tusi | mathematical instrument |
| Cistercian numerals | 1300 | Cistercians | positional numeral system |
| Si yuan shu | 1303 | Zhu Shijie | system of equations |
| Santiago | 1460 | António de Noli | island |
| Semicolon | 1494 | Aldus Manutius | Unicode character |
| Knitting machine | 1589 | William Lee | mechanical device |
| Chamaeleon | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Grus | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Hydrus | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Indus | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Pavo | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Phoenix | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Tucana | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Volans | 1597 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Apus | 1598 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Triangulum Australe | 1600 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Monoceros | 1612 | Petrus Plancius | constellation |
| Alpha Persei Cluster | 1654 | Giovan Battista Hodierna | open cluster |
| Vulpecula | 1683 | Johannes Hevelius | constellation |
| Scutum | 1684 | Johannes Hevelius | constellation |
| Lacerta | 1687 | Johannes Hevelius | constellation |
| Leo Minor | 1687 | Johannes Hevelius | constellation |
| Lynx | 1687 | Johannes Hevelius | constellation |
| Sextans | 1687 | Johannes Hevelius | constellation |
| Sakuramochi | 1717 | Chomeiji Sakuramochi | — |
| Crab Nebula | 1731 | John Bevis | supernova remnant |
| Messier 2 | September 11, 1746 | Giovanni Domenico Maraldi | globular cluster |
| Caelum | 1750 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Morphy Defence | 1750 | Ercole del Rio | chess opening |
| Reticulum | 1750 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Microscopium | 1751 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| NGC 2547 | 1751 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | star cluster |
| NGC 3228 | 1751 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | star cluster |
| Norma | 1751 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Telescopium | 1751 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Antlia | 1752 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Horologium | 1752 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Octans | 1752 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Pyxis | 1752 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Circinus | 1756 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Musca | 1756 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Pictor | 1756 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Roller skates | 1760 | John Joseph Merlin | type of product |
| Carina | 1763 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| Vela | 1763 | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | constellation |
| C/1769 P1 | August 8, 1769 | Charles Messier | non-periodic comet |
| Whitsunday Island | 1770 | James Cook | island |
| Molybdenum | 1778 | Carl Wilhelm Scheele | chemical element |
| NGC 1857 | September 30, 1780 | William Herschel | open cluster |
| NGC 2349 | 1783 | Caroline Herschel | unknown astronomical object |
| NGC 3274 | 1783 | William Herschel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 381 | 1783 | James Dunlop | open cluster |
| Tellurium | 1783 | Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein | chemical element |
| NGC 2509 | December 3, 1783 | William Herschel | open cluster |
| NGC 596 | December 13, 1783 | William Herschel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1587 | December 19, 1783 | William Herschel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1588 | December 19, 1783 | William Herschel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1589 | December 19, 1783 | William Herschel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2063 | December 26, 1783 | William Herschel | asterism |
| NGC 2251 | December 26, 1783 | William Herschel | open cluster |