1892 in science

distinction between germ cell lineages producing gametes and somatic cells

206P/Barnard–Boattini was the first comet to be discovered by photographic means. First observed by Edward Emerson Barnard in 1892, it was subsequently lost for 116 years until it was rediscovered by Andrea Boattini in 2008.

variable star in the constellation Auriga

overview of natural science-related events during the year of 1892