Historedia
Person

David Gill

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1882

Every event in Historedia whose sources name David Gill, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Great Comet of 1882 observed by David Gill

    1882

    Role: Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape

    1. 18 September 1882 · Cape of Good HopeGill's Observation of the Great Comet

      David Gill observed the Great Comet of 1882 rising before the Sun on 18 September, describing its nucleus as single and star-like.

Sources

  1. Great Comet of 1882 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. David Gill (astronomer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30