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1878 in science

The year 1878 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1877 in science, other events of 1878, 1879 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: Jean Baptiste Boussingault
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Thomas Wright

Births

Deaths

• January 19 - Henri Victor Regnault, physical chemist (* 1810)
• February 8 - Elias Magnus Fries, botanist (* 1794)

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