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4,360 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NGC 373 | December 12, 1876 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1155 | December 15, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1346 | December 15, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1508 | December 15, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1691 | December 15, 1876 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 195 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2702 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | star |
| NGC 2703 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | double star |
| NGC 2705 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | star |
| NGC 2707 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | star |
| NGC 2940 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4186 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4360 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | brightest cluster galaxy |
| NGC 4533 | 1877 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1195 | January 8, 1877 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | lenticular galaxy |
| 170 Maria | January 10, 1877 | Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | asteroid |
| NGC 1843 | January 17, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2149 | January 17, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | reflection nebula |
| NGC 2337 | January 17, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | galaxy |
| NGC 2444 | January 18, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2445 | January 18, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | galaxy |
| NGC 2524 | January 22, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2528 | January 22, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | radio galaxy |
| NGC 2538 | February 2, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2557 | February 2, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2572 | February 2, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2644 | February 6, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2668 | February 7, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2958 | March 7, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3069 | March 15, 1877 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3117 | March 15, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3323 | March 15, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3570 | March 15, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |