what nationality is the man that discovered the NGC 5879 galaxy? 
NGC 5879: NGC 5879 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. NGC 5879:  The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. William Herschel: Frederick William Herschel, (German: "Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel" ; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a British astronomer and composer of German and Czech-Jewish origin, and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked.
British