1818 in science

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The year 1818 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Contents 1 Exploration 2 Technology 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Exploration

• John Ross sets sail in search of the Northwest Passage.

Technology

• Robert Stirling builds the first practical version of his Stirling engine.

Awards

• Copley Medal: Robert Seppings

Births

• April 8 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann (d. 1892), chemist.
• September 27 - Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (d. 1884), chemist.
• December 24 - James Joule (d. 1889), physicist.

Deaths

• July 28 - Gaspard Monge (b. 1746), mathematician.

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