Historedia
Person

Isaac Ward

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1885

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Isaac Ward, 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. Discovery of S Andromedae, first extragalactic supernova observed

    1885

    Role: Irish amateur astronomer

    1. 1885-08-17 · Andromeda GalaxyFirst Observation

      French astronomer Ludovic Gully first observed the supernova in the Andromeda Galaxy during a public stargazing event.

    2. 1885-08-20 · Andromeda GalaxyIndependent Detection

      Ernst Hartwig independently detected the supernova at Dorpat Observatory, verifying it was not reflected moonlight.

    3. 1885-08-31 · Andromeda GalaxyPublication and Verification

      Hartwig's telegram of August 31, 1885 prompted widespread observations and the publication of earlier reports by Gully and Ward, confirming the event's significance.

Sources

  1. SN 1885A Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-14