- 1800 in science
The year 1800 in
science andtechnology included many significant events.Astronomy
* The central star of the
Ring Nebula is discovered byFredrich von Hahn : the central star is awhite dwarf star with a temperature of between 100000 and 120000 K.Chemistry
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Beryllium is discovered by German chemistJohann 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
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Alessandro Volta develops the so-calledvoltaic pile , a forerunner of theelectric battery .
*Infrared rays are discovered byWilliam Herschel , an English astronomer of German origin.Technology
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Yeast is discovered, as a new way to makebeer ferment (beer made before 1800 waslambic ).Awards
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Copley Medal :Edward Charles Howard Births
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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
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January 1 -Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton , French naturalist (born 1716)
*March 14 -Daines Barrington , English naturalist (born 1727)
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