1794 in science

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The year 1794 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Biology 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 References

Biology

• Erasmus Darwin publishes the first edition of Zoonomia, a medical work in two volumes that touches upon proto-evolutionary concepts, notably arguing that all extant organisms are descended from one common ancestor. The work would later influence his grandson, Charles Darwin.

Events

• Ernst Chladni publishes "On the Origin of the Pallas Iron and Others Similar to it, and on Some Associated Natural Phenomena", in which he proposed that meteorites have their origins in outer space.
• John Dalton's Extraordinary Facts Relating to the Vision of Colours describes colour blindness for the first time. (published 1798)^[1]

Awards

• Copley Medal: Alessandro Volta

Births

• August 15 - Elias Magnus Fries, botanist (died 1878)

Deaths

• March 28 - Marquis de Condorcet, mathematician (born 1743)
• May 8 - Antoine Lavoisier, chemist (born 1743)
• October 28 - John Smeaton, civil engineer ( born 1724)

References

1. ^ Dalton J, 1798 "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours: with observations" Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester 5 28-45

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