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1802 in science

The year 1802 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1801 in science, other events of 1802, 1803 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: William Hyde Wollaston

Births

• February 6 - Charles Wheatstone, inventor († 1875)
• August 5 – Niels Henrik Abel, mathematician († 1829)
• December 15 - Janos Bolyai, mathematician († 1860)

Deaths

• April 18 - Erasmus Darwin, author of Zoonomia (born 1731)
• November 16 - André Michaux, French botanist (born 1746)

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