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The year 1819 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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- June 5 - John Couch Adams, mathematician and astronomer († 1892)
- August 13 - George Gabriel Stokes, mathematician and physicist († 1903)
- September 18September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). There are 104 days remaining. Events 96 Nerva elevated as Roman Emperor after Domitian was stabbed to death. 323 Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopoli - Léon FoucaultJean Bernard Leon Foucault ( September 18, 1819— February 11, 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of, physicist († 1868See also Other events of 1868 List of years in science. 1867 in science 1868 in science 1869 in science. The year 1868 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed Awards Copley Medal: Charles Wheatstone Wollaston Medal for Geo)
- September 23September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). There are 99 days remaining. Also an important date in pagan history celebrating fall. Events 490 BC Battle of Marathon; origin of marathon long-distance race (run by Phidippides) 1459 The B - Hippolyte FizeauArmand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau Physicist Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau ( September 23, 1819- 1896), French physicist, was born in Paris. His earliest work was concerned with improvements in photographic processes; and then, in association with J. Foucault,, physicist († 1896See also Other events of 1896 List of years in science. 1895 in science 1896 in science 1897 in science. The year 1896 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Awards Copley Medal: Karl Gegenbaur Wollaston Medal for g)
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- August 19August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 134 days remaining. Events 1561 Mary Stuart returns to Scotland. 1692 Salem Witch Trials: In Salem, Massachusetts five women and a clergyman are executed aft - James WattThis article is about the Scottish engineer and inventor. For Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, see James G. James Watt ( January 19, 1736 August 19, 1819) was a Scottish mathematician and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were a ke, mathematician and engineer (* 1736)
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