1813 in science
Overview of the events of 1813 in science
The year 1813 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Biology
Chemistry
Exploration
Mathematics
Medicine
Physics
Sociology
Technology
Institutions
Awards
Births
January 19 – Henry Bessemer , English inventor (died 1898 )
February 18 – Karl Weltzien , Russian -born German inorganic chemist , an organizer of the Karlsruhe Congress (died 1870 )
March 19 – David Livingstone , Scottish missionary and explorer (died 1873 )
April 16 - Justin Benoît , French surgeon and anatomist (died 1893 )[ 9]
July 12 – Claude Bernard , French physiologist (died 1878 )
October 17 – Georg Büchner , Hessian -born writer and anatomist (died 1837 )
December 19 – Thomas Andrews , Irish chemist (died 1885 )
December 29 – Alexander Parkes , English chemist (died 1890 )
William Bullock , American inventor (died 1867 )
Deaths
References
^ Published posthumously in 1818 in his Two Essays .
^ Green, J. H. S. (1957). "William Charles Wells FRS (1757–1817)". Nature . 179 (4568): 997–99. Bibcode :1957Natur.179..997G . doi :10.1038/179997a0 . PMID 13430768 .
^ Darwin, Charles (1866). "Historical Sketch". On the Origin of Species by means of natural selection (4th & subsequent ed.). London: Murray. [Wells] distinctly recognises the principle of natural selection, and this is the first recognition which has been indicated.
^ Glass, Bentley; et al., eds. (1959). Forerunners of Darwin, 1745-1859 . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. p. 369 .
^ Blackburn, Julia (1989). Charles Waterton, 1782-1865: traveller and conservationist . London: The Bodley Head. pp. 52–9. ISBN 978-0-370-31248-4 .
^ Bertomeu-Sánchez, José Ramón; Nieto-Galan, Agustí, eds. (2006). Chemistry, Medicine and Crime: Mateu J. B. Orfila (1787–1853) and his times . Sagamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications. ISBN 978-0-88135-275-7 .
^ Bulletin de la société philomatique .
^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 July 2020 .
^ "Notice no. LH/181/49" . Base Léonore (in French).