Catalogue of Nebulae

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The Catalogue of Nebulae was first published in 1786 by William Herschel. It was eventually expanded by his son and J. L. E. Dreyer into the New General Catalogue (NGC), a reference work still in widespread use by astronomers today.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hellemans, Alexander; Bryan Bunch (1988). The Timetables of Science. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 236. ISBN 0671621300. 
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