John Adams Whipple

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1850

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Adams Whipple, 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. Vega becomes first star other than the Sun to be photographed

   1850

   Role: Pioneer photographer; credited with imaging Vega on 17 July 1850

   1. 117 July 1850 · Harvard College ObservatoryFirst Star Photographed

      William Bond and John Adams Whipple captured the first daguerreotype of a star, Vega, at Harvard College Observatory on July 17, 1850.

Sources

1. Harvard College Observatory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-29
2. Vega Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30