History of Astronomy : Topics

History of Astronomy: Topics: Nebulae and Star Clusters

• History of the Discovery of the Deep Sky objects, by Hartmut Frommert
• Lacaille's Catalogue of Nebulae of the Southern Sky, 1751-52, by Hartmut Frommert
• Charles Messier's Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters, 1774-84, by Hartmut Frommert
• Messier 5 and its Variables, by Leos Ondra (or see here.)
• Messier 102, by Hartmut Frommert
• William Herschel's catalog of Deep Sky objects, by Hartmut Frommert
• Some Historic Deepsky Object Catalogs, by Hartmut Frommert
• The NGC/IC Project
  • An Historical Perspective, by Harold G. Corwin, Jr.

See also:

History of Astronomy: Topics: Extragalactic Astronomy

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 1 Aug 1996. Latest update: 7 Jan 1998