1793 in science
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The year 1793 in science
and technology
involved some significant events.
Science
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and technology
Technology
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involved some significant events.
Events
- October 24 - The French Republican CalendarFrench Republican CalendarThe French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871...
, devised by Gilbert RommeGilbert RommeGilbert Romme was a French politician and mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar.-Biography:...
, is adopted by the National ConventionNational ConventionDuring the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly which sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 . It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic...
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Biology
- Christian Konrad SprengelChristian Konrad SprengelChristian Konrad Sprengel was a German theologist, teacher and, most importantly, a naturalist. He is most famously known for his research into plant sexuality....
publishes Das entdeckte Geheimnis der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der BlumenDas entdeckte Geheimnis der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der BlumenDas entdeckte Geheimnis der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen, a little known book by Christian Konrad Sprengel on The Secret of Nature in the Form and Fertilisation of Flowers Discovered, was rejected by other naturalists when it was published in 1793, but was found to be of immense...
in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, pioneering the study of pollinationPollinationPollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants, thereby enabling fertilisation and sexual reproduction. Pollen grains transport the male gametes to where the female gamete are contained within the carpel; in gymnosperms the pollen is directly applied to the ovule itself...
ecologyEcologyEcology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
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Medicine
- John BellJohn Bell- Law and politics :* John Bell , English barrister* John Bell , professor of law and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge* John Bell , Member of Parliament from Thirsk...
begins publication in EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
of The Anatomy of the Bones, Muscles & Joints (the first volume of The Anatomy of the Human Body, which will go through at least seven editions) and Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds with illustrations by himself and his brother CharlesCharles BellSir Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, neurologist and philosophical theologian.His three older brothers included John Bell , also a noted surgeon and writer; and the advocate George Joseph Bell .-Life:...
. - Yellow Fever epidemicYellow Fever Epidemic of 1793The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 is believed to have killed several thousand people in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-Beginnings:...
in Philadelphia in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Births
- April 15 - Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, astronomer (died 18641864 in scienceThe year 1864 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.-Conservation:* June 30 - The Yosemite Grant is created in the United States.-Chemistry:...
) - April - Thomas AddisonThomas AddisonThomas Addison was a renowned 19th-century English physician and scientist. He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London....
, English physician and scientist (died 18601860 in scienceThe year 1860 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.-Biology:* June 30 - Debate about evolution at the Oxford University Museum.* John Curtis publishes in Glasgow.-Botany:...
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Deaths
- April 21 - John MichellJohn MichellJohn Michell was an English natural philosopher and geologist whose work spanned a wide range of subjects from astronomy to geology, optics, and gravitation. He was both a theorist and an experimenter....
, geologist (born 17241724 in scienceThe year 1724 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Events:* January 28 - The Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences is founded by Peter I of Russia.-Mathematics:...
) - May 20 - Charles BonnetCharles BonnetCharles Bonnet , Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer, was born at Geneva, of a French family driven into Switzerland by the religious persecution in the 16th century.-Life and work:Bonnet's life was uneventful...
, Swiss naturalist (born 17201720 in scienceThe year 1720 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Medicine:* Dr Steevens' Hospital is established at Kilmainham, Dublin.* Great Plague of Marseille, the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe.-Technology:...
) - June 26 - Gilbert WhiteGilbert WhiteGilbert White FRS was a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist.-Life:White was born in his grandfather's vicarage at Selborne in Hampshire. He was educated at the Holy Ghost School and by a private tutor in Basingstoke before going to Oriel College, Oxford...
, English naturalist (born 17201720 in scienceThe year 1720 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Medicine:* Dr Steevens' Hospital is established at Kilmainham, Dublin.* Great Plague of Marseille, the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe.-Technology:...
) - September 26 - Jean Baptiste François Pierre BulliardJean Baptiste François Pierre BulliardJean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard was a French physician and botanist....
, French mycologist (born c.1742) - October 16 - John HunterJohn Hunter (surgeon)John Hunter FRS was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine. The Hunterian Society of London was named in his honour...
, Scottish surgeon, pathologist and comparative anatomist (born 17281728 in scienceThe year 1728 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Astronomy:* James Bradley uses stellar aberration to calculate the speed of light to be approximately 301 000 km/s....
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