Who Discovered The Galaxies?

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Who Discovered the Galaxies?

Milky Way: Galileo Galilei in 1610
Whirlpool: Charles Messier in 1713
Andromeda: Edwin Hubble in 1925
Sombrero: Pierre Mechain in 1781
Hoag's Object: Arthur Hoag in 1950
Messier 82 (Cigar Galaxy): Johann Elert Bode in 1774
Black Eye: Edward Pigott in 1779
Sunflower: Pierre Mechain in 1779

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