23 September 1846, discovery of Neptune

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19 June 1846, Birth of Antonio Abetti in Gorizia, (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)

19 July 1846 Birth of Edward Charles Pickering

6 August 1846 Death of Marie-Charles-Théodore de Damoiseau in Issy near Paris, France

16 September 1846 Birth of Seth Carlo Chandler

1846 Birth of Worcester Reed Warner

1846 Birth of Edward Singleton Holden

Chronology 1845 - 1846 - 1847