1820 in science

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The year 1820 CE in science and technology.

See also: 1819 in science, other events of 1820, 1821 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Astronomy
2 Biology
3 Computing
4 Exploration
5 Mathematics
6 Physics
7 Awards
8 Births
9 Deaths

Astronomy

Royal Astronomical Society founded

Biology

Christian Friedrich Nasse formulates Nasse's law: hemophilia occurs only in males and is passed on by unaffected females

Computing

Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar makes his "Arithmometer", the first mass-produced calculator

Exploration

January 27 ? Antarctica is sighted for the first time by British navy captain Edward Bransfield

Mathematics

Physics

Hans Christian Orsted discovers relationship between electricity and magnetism
Laws of electrodynamics established by Andr?Marie Amp?e

Awards

Copley Medal: Hans Christian Orsted

Births

March 24 - Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, physicist († 1891)
April 16 - Victor Alexandre Puiseux, mathematician († 1883)
July 2 ? William John Macquorn Rankine, physicist († 1872)
August 2 - John Tyndall, physicist († 1893)

Deaths

June 19 ? Joseph Banks, naturalist (* 1743)