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1893 in science

The year 1893 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1892 in science, other events of 1893, 1894 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: George Gabriel Stokes
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Nevil Story Maskelyne

Births

• October 23 - Ernst Öpik, Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (died 1985)

Deaths

• January 7 - Jožef Stefan, physicist and mathematician (* 1835)
• December 4 – John Tyndall, physicist (* 1820)

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