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4,360 inventions and discoveries
Invention or discoveryDateInventor or discovererType
NGC 4116March 6, 1851William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 2680March 10, 1851William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossegalaxy
NGC 4109April 21, 1851William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 4301April 21, 1851William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseintermediate spiral galaxy
14 IreneMay 19, 1851John Russell Hindasteroid
15 EunomiaJuly 29, 1851Annibale de Gasparisasteroid
16 PsycheMarch 17, 1852Annibale de Gasparisasteroid
20 MassaliaSeptember 19, 1852Annibale de Gasparisasteroid
NGC 223January 5, 1853George Phillips Bondspiral galaxy
NGC 391January 8, 1853George Phillips Bondlenticular galaxy
24 ThemisApril 5, 1853Annibale de Gasparisasteroid
Helpmate1854Max Langetype of chess problem
29 AmphitriteMarch 1854Albert Marthasteroid
NGC 4637March 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
NGC 3016March 21, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseradio galaxy
NGC 3019March 21, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 3152March 27, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
NGC 3160March 27, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 3461March 27, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 3416March 30, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 4016March 30, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseinteracting galaxy
NGC 4607April 24, 1854William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 3639January 21, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 2495February 14, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 2988February 19, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 3222March 1855Friedrich August Theodor Winneckelenticular galaxy
NGC 2847March 5, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossegalaxy
NGC 3973March 15, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 607August 23, 1855Heinrich Louis d'Arrestdouble star
NGC 1988October 19, 1855Francestar
Livingstone IslandNovember 16, 1855David Livingstoneisland
NGC 1130December 8, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
NGC 1131December 8, 1855William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseelliptical galaxy
NGC 2475January 9, 1856William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseelliptical galaxy
NGC 2857January 9, 1856R. J. Mitchelllow-surface-brightness galaxy
NGC 2480February 1856William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
NGC 3803March 27, 1856William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseelliptical galaxy
42 IsisMay 23, 1856N. R. Pogsonasteroid
NGC 501October 28, 1856William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseelliptical galaxy
NGC 894November 28, 1856William Parsons, 3rd Earl of RosseH II region
NGC 21751857Karl Christian Bruhnsopen cluster
NGC 2247February 14, 1857William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosseastronomical radio source
NGC 2490February 14, 1857William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
NGC 2873February 22, 1857William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
43 AriadneApril 15, 1857N. R. Pogsonasteroid
NGC 4118April 20, 1857William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
44 NysaMay 27, 1857Hermann Goldschmidtasteroid
46 HestiaAugust 16, 1857N. R. Pogsonasteroid
NGC 169September 18, 1857William Parsons, 3rd Earl of RosseSeyfert galaxy
NGC 207December 7, 1857William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
51 NemausaJanuary 22, 1858Joseph Jean Pierre Laurentasteroid
NGC 2605March 11, 1858William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
NGC 2688March 11, 1858William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosselenticular galaxy
55 PandoraSeptember 10, 1858George Mary Searleasteroid
Caesium1860Gustav Kirchhofflithophile element
Raschet Blast Furnace1860Vladimir Rashetoven
NGC 1251January 25, 1860United Statesdouble star
NGC 1699February 13, 1860William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rossespiral galaxy
Archaeopteryx1861Carl Friedrich Häberleinfossil taxon
66 MajaApril 9, 1861Horace Parnell Tuttleasteroid