Frederick William Herschel1786
The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was first published in 1786 by William Herschel in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
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The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was first published in 1786 by William Herschel in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Adds another 1,000 entries to The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
Adds another 500 entries to The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, bringing the total to 2,500
The Herschel 400 catalogue is a subset of William Herschel's original Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
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