1840 in science

The year 1840 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

List of years in science (table)
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Events

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Earth sciences

Exploration

History of science

Medicine

Metrology

Physics

Technology

Awards

Births

Deaths

References

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  8. Guillon, Jacques (1986). Dumont d'Urville. Paris: France-Empire. ISBN 978-2-7048-0472-6.
  9. Headrick, Daniel R. (1981). The Tools of Empire: Technology and European Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-502832-4.
  10. Bühler, Walter Kaufmann (1987). Gauss: a biographical study. Springer-Verlag. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-387-10662-5.
  11. Hecht, Eugene (1987). Optics. Addison Wesley. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-201-11609-0.
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  13. Giuseppangelo Lucinto Fonzi entry (in Italian) by Luciano Bonuzzi in the Enciclopedia italiana, 1997
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