1842-07-08 solar science

Solar corona interpreted as an atmosphere

Francis Baily’s eclipse observations supported interpreting the corona as part of the Sun.

1843 CE Year only solar science

Schwabe identifies the sunspot cycle

Heinrich Schwabe identified a recurring pattern in sunspot numbers after years of observation.

1846-09-23 astronomical discovery

Neptune discovered

Category: Discoveries and Scientific Results › , type: Discovery

Johann Galle observed Neptune after its position had been predicted from planetary-motion calculations.