1818 in science
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The year 1818 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Exploration
- John Ross sets sail in search of the Northwest Passage.
[edit] Technology
- Robert Stirling builds the first practical version of his Stirling engine.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- April 8 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann (d. 1892), chemist.
- September 27 - Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (d. 1884), chemist.
- December 24 - James Joule (d. 1889), physicist.
[edit] Deaths
- July 28 - Gaspard Monge (b. 1746), mathematician.
