20 August 1885
S Andromedae Observed
Observes the brilliant transient S Andromedae in M31, later recognized as a supernova and the first supernova recorded in the Andromeda Galaxy.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Tartu in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Observes the brilliant transient S Andromedae in M31, later recognized as a supernova and the first supernova recorded in the Andromeda Galaxy.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Tartu. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.