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Identification of the Crab Nebula
- When
- 1731
- Where
- Unspecified
John Bevis identified the Crab Nebula in 1731, the first modern recognition of a supernova remnant.
English astronomer John Bevis noticed the nebula in 1731. This event is recorded as the first identification of the object in the modern era, linking it to the supernova explosion of 1054.
Sources
- Crab Nebula Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
- John Bevis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-10
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