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1878 in science

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The year 1878 in science and technology involved many significant events, listed below.

Astronomy

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Biology

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Chemistry

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Conservation

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Exploration

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August – Cleopatra's Needle (horizontal) being raised in London.

Geology

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Mathematics

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Medicine

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  • Cesare Lombroso publishes L'uomo delinquente, setting out his theory of criminal atavism.
  • Ádám Politzer publishes Lehrbuch der Ohrenheilkunde, a major otology textbook.[8]
  • Dentists Act in the United Kingdom limits the title of "dentist" and "dental surgeon" to qualified and registered practitioners.[9]

Meteorology

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  • February 11 – The first weekly weather report is published in the United Kingdom.

Paleontology

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Physics

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Technology

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Institutions

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Awards

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "V muzeu Emila Holuba se ukrýval kapský lev". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  2. ^ Soret, Jacques-Louis (1878). "Sur les spectres d'absorption ultra-violets des terres de la gadolinite". Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. 87: 1062.
  3. ^ Soret, Jacques-Louis (1879). "Sur le spectre des terres faisant partie du groupe de l'yttria". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. 89: 521.
  4. ^ Cleve, Per Teodor (1879). "Sur deux nouveaux éléments dans l'erbine". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. 89: 478.
  5. ^ Cleve, Per Teodor (1879). "Sur l'erbine". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. 89: 708.
  6. ^ "Dob's Linn". Scottish Geology. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  7. ^ Feller, William (1968), An Introduction to Probability Theory and its Applications, vol. 1 (3rd ed.), Wiley, p. 69
  8. ^ Mudry, A. (2000). "The Role of Adam Politzer in the History of Otology". American Journal of Otology. 21: 753–763.
  9. ^ Gelbier, Stanley (2005). "125 Years of Developments in Dentistry". British Dental Journal. 199 (7): 470. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812875. PMID 16215593.
  10. ^ Sur l’invariabilité des grandes axes des orbites planétaires ("On the invariability of the major axis of planetary orbits"), University of Paris.
  11. ^ Rosen, Rebecca J. (2012-10-26). "Scientists Recover the Sounds of 19th-Century Music and Laughter From the Oldest Playable American Recording". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  12. ^ Davies, William Llewelyn (2009). "Thomas, Sidney Gilchrist". Welsh Biography Online. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  13. ^ van Dulken, Stephen (2001). Inventing the 19th Century: the great age of Victorian inventions. London: British Library. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7123-0881-6.
  14. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 978-1-85986-000-7.
  15. ^ 210,762.
  16. ^ "Invention of the Espresso Machine". Barista's Roasting Co. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  17. ^ "Miners Foundry – Allans Machine Shop Founded 1856". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  18. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  19. ^ Bailey Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. London: Routledge. p. 877. ISBN 978-0-41592-040-7.