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The year 1828 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
1 Biology
2 Chemistry
3 Mathematics
4 Palaeontology
- Adolphe Theodore Brongniart publishes Prodrome d'une histoire des Végétaux Fossils, a study of fossilFor other uses of the term, see Fossil (disambiguation Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other artifacts such as footprints. The totality of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fo plants.
- Mary AnningMary Anning ( May 21, 1799 March 9, 1847) was an early British fossil collector and paleontologist. Born in the coastal southern English village of Lyme Regis in Dorset, Mary Anning was (it is said) marked out for an unusual life at the age of 15 months. discovers Britain's first pterosaurPterosaur s ("winged lizards") were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the Cretaceous periods (from 228 to 65 million years ago). The earlier species had long, fully-toothed jaws and long tails, while later fo fossil at Lyme RegisLyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England. The town has a population of 3,513 ( 2001), 45% are retired. Lyme Regis lies on the South Coast of England at the Dorset- Devon border. It is nicknamed "The Pearl of Dorset". In the 13th century it dev
5 Physics
- William Rowan HamiltonSir William Rowan Hamilton ( August 4, 1805 September 2, 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Hamilton's discovery of quaternions is his best known investigation. Hamilton also contributed to the development of optics, dynamics, an publishes Theory of Systems of Rays
6 Awards
- Copley MedalThe Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is also the society's oldest award, the first medal being awarded in 1731. The award was created after a £100 bequest in: not awarded
7 Births
- March 24March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). There are 282 days remaining. Events 1603 James I becomes King of England. 1765 American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that re - Jules VerneJules Verne ( February 8, 1828 March 24, 1905) was a French writer and a pioneer of the science fiction ( scientific romance) genre. Early years Verne was born in Nantes to attorney Pierre Verne and his wife Sophie. The oldest of the family's five childre (d. 1905), science fiction author.
- October 31 - Joseph Swan (d. 1914), physicist.
