1. Ceres was found, serendipitously, by the Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi of the Palermo Observatory on January 1, 1801.

2. This serendipitously may have saved the expedition, because it prevented the seawater from waterlogging the wood and sinking the raft.

3. Acetanilide was the first aniline derivative serendipitously found to possess analgesic as well as antipyretic properties, and was quickly introduced into medical practice under the name of Antifebrin by A

4. Atrophic vaginitis has been recognized as a diagnostic and clinical entity since the inception of cervical cancer screening, which serendipitously emerged through the investigation of hormonal influences on the cervix and vaginal vault