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1800 in science
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The year
1800 in
science
and
technology
included many significant events.
Contents
1
Astronomy
2
Chemistry
3
Geography
4
Physics
5
Technology
6
Awards
7
Births
8
Deaths
Astronomy
The central star of the
Ring Nebula
is discovered by
Fredrich von Hahn
: the central star is a
white dwarf
star with a temperature of between 100000 and 120000 K.
Chemistry
Beryllium
is discovered by German chemist
Johann Bartholomäus Trommsdorff
(1770-1837) in beryl from Saxony, a new earth, calling it Agusterde ("Agust Earth").
Geography
The
Antipodes Islands
, formerly the home of large herds of fur seals, are discovered by the crew of the British ship
HMS
Reliance
.
Physics
Alessandro Volta
develops the so-called
voltaic pile
, a forerunner of the
electric battery
.
Infrared
rays are discovered by
William Herschel
, an English astronomer of German origin.
Technology
Yeast
is discovered, as a new way to make
beer
ferment (beer made before 1800 was
lambic
).
Awards
Copley Medal
:
Edward Charles Howard
Births
February 11
-
William Fox Talbot
, mathematician, physicist and chemist (died
1877
)
July 31
-
Friedrich Woehler
, chemist (died
1882
)
December 29
-
Charles Goodyear
, inventor of the vulcanization process (died
1860
)
Deaths
January 1
-
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
, French naturalist (born
1716
)
March 14
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Daines Barrington
, English naturalist (born
1727
)
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