'Celestial Sleuth' credits Messier with discovery 238 years after the fact

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 15:01 in Mathematics & Economics

The Ring Nebula is one of the most spectacular deep-sky objects in the heavens. It is easily located by backyard astronomers, intensely studied by astrophysicists and relied upon for show-stopping images on countless book covers and calendar pages.

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