1824 in science

The year 1824 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

List of years in science (table)

Astronomy

Biology

Climatology

  • Joseph Fourier calculates that the Earth would be far colder if it lacked an atmosphere.[2]

Mathematics

  • Niels Henrik Abel partially proves that the general quintic or higher equations cannot be solved by a general formula involving only arithmetical operations and roots.[3]
  • Augustin-Louis Cauchy proves convergence of the Euler method, using the implicit Euler method.

Paleontology

Technology

Institutions

Awards

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Энциклопедия для детей (астрономия). Москва: Аванта+. 1998. ISBN 5-89501-016-4.
  2. "The Discovery of Global Warming". American Institute of Physics. February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. Mémoire sur les équations algébriques où on démontre l'impossibilité de la résolution de l'équation générale du cinquième degré.
  4. Buckland, W. (1824). "Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield". Transactions of the Geological Society. 2. 1: 390–396.
  5. British Patent 5022, An Improvement in the Mode of Producing an Artificial Stone.
  6. "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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