Abraham Ihle (late 17th century)
M.J. Abraham Ihle is credited with the discovery of the first known globular
cluster, M22, which he found in 1665 when
observing Saturn, by Halley and later, although
maybe Hevelius (whom he probably knew, according
to Kenneth Glyn Jones) saw it previously.
In all other respects, little is known of this German amateur astronomer.
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