This image represents the first star chart showing open cluster M35, as a "Nebula" in Gemini. It was drawn by John Bevis before 1750 and proves that he must have independently discovered this open cluster, although this discovery is mostly assigned to Philippe Loys de Chéseaux.

From the Linda Hall Library's Out of This World exhibition of celestial atlasses, Bevis' Uranographia Britannica - comparison of Bevis' with Bayer's star chart.

Last Modification: April 11, 2002