1845 in science

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The year 1845 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy[]

Biology[]

  • August–September – Previously unknown Potato blight strikes the potato crop in Ireland: start of the Great Famine.[3][4]

Chemistry[]

Exploration[]

Medicine[]

Physics[]

Technology[]

Publications[]

  • January 14 – Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin established and begins publishing Fortschritte der Physik and Verhandlungen.
  • August 28 – The journal Scientific American begins publication.
  • Alexander von Humboldt's Kosmos: Entwurf einer physischen Weltbeschreibung begins publication.

Awards[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sheehan, William; Kollerstrom, Nicholas; Waff, Craig B. (2004-11-22). "The Case of the Pilfered Planet - Did the British steal Neptune?". Scientific American. 291 (6): 92–99. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1204-92. PMID 15597985.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Adams, John Couch" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ "BBC Short History of Ireland".
  4. ^ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 267–268. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  5. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  6. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. p. 549. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  7. ^ Buys Ballot, C. H. D. (1845). "Akustische Versuche auf der Niederländischen Eisenbahn, nebst gelegentlichen Bemerkungen zur Theorie des Hrn. Prof. Doppler". Annalen der Physik und Chemie (in German). 142 (11): 321–351. Bibcode:1845AnP...142..321B. doi:10.1002/andp.18451421102.
  8. ^ Fox, Stephen (2003). Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-019595-3.
  9. ^ "Great Britain". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  10. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Obituaries". The Fort Wayne Sentinel. Vol. 67, no. 81. 22 March 1845.
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