The astronomers William Herschel and his son John produced a vast body of astronomical observations. William, who was famous for his reflecting telescope, as well as his discovery of the plant Uranus, had already published a
Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Starsin 1786, with the assistance of his sister Caroline. By 1864, his work had been extensively added to by his son John, who therefore published an expanded
General Catalogue of Nebulae and ClustersWhile the first edition of William's
Cataloguehad included 1000 entries, John's 1864 version featured more than 5000.
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