- 1899 in science
The year 1899 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events, listed below.Astronomy
* The 80 cm
refracting telescope is completed atPotsdam Observatory .Chemistry
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Actinium is discovered byAndre Debierne .Physics
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Ernest Rutherford classifies two types of radiation,alpha ray s andbeta ray s.
*Henri Becquerel discovers that radiation fromuranium consists of charged particles and can be deflected bymagnetic field s.Mathematics
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David Hilbert creates the modern concept ofgeometry with the publication of his book "Grundlagen der geometrie".Medicine
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Bubonic plague entersBrazil through the seaport of Santos.
*March 6 -Felix Hoffmann patentsAspirin .
*March 6 -Bayer registersaspirin as a trademark.Technology
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February 14 -Voting machine s are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federalelection s.Awards
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Copley Medal :Lord Rayleigh
*Wollaston Medal for Geology:Charles Lapworth Births
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January 12 -Paul Hermann Müller (d. 1965),chemist , winner of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948.
*February 27 -Charles Best (d. 1978), medical scientist.Deaths
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January 4 -Henry Alleyne Nicholson (b. 1844), British palaeontologist and zoologist.
*February 18 -Sophus Lie (b. 1842), Norwegianmathematician .
*March 18 -Othniel Charles Marsh (b. 1831),paleontologist .
*August 16 -Robert Bunsen (b. 1811), GermanChemist , perfector of thebunsen burner .
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