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1859 in science

  

1859 in science

The year 1859 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Awards

  • Copley Medal: Wilhelm Weber
  • Wollaston Medal for geology: Charles Darwin

    Births

  • Deaths

  • May 5 - Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (b. 1805), mathematician.
  • May 6 - Alexander von Humboldt (b. 1769), naturalist and explorer.
  • September 10 - Thomas Nuttall (b. 1786), naturalist.
  • September 15 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel (b. 1806), British engineer.


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