1880 in science
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The year 1880 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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[edit] Events
- July 3 - The journal Science is first published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
[edit] Mathematics
- F. Landry finds the largest known Fermat prime, 65537.
- John Venn popularises Venn diagrams.[1][2]
[edit] Medicine
- Moritz Kaposi publishes Pathologie und Therapie der Hautkrankheiten in Vorlesungen für praktische Ärzte und Studierende ("Pathology and treatment of diseases of the skin, for practioners and students"), a significant textbook in dermatology.[3]
- Scottish surgeon William Macewen reports on his use of orotracheal intubation as an alternative to tracheotomy.[4]
[edit] Physics
- February 13 - Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect.
- Johannes Diderik van der Waals formulates the Law of Corresponding States.
[edit] Technology
- Dugald Clerk builds the first successful two-stroke engine.[5]
[edit] Publications
- Start of publication of Report Of The Scientific Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- January 18 - Paul Ehrenfest (d. 1933), Austrian physicist and mathematician.
- February 17 - Reginald Farrer (d. 1920), English botanist.
- June 24 - Oswald Veblen (d. 1960), American mathematician.
- August 17 - Paul Kammerer (d. 1926), Austrian Lamarckian biologist.
- October 15 - Marie Stopes (d. 1958), English paleobotanist and pioneer of birth control.
[edit] Deaths
- May 6 - Friedrich Bayer (b. 1825), German manufacturing chemist.
- July 9 - Paul Broca (b. 1824), French anthropologist.
[edit] References
- ^ Venn, John (July 1880). "On the Diagrammatic and Mechanical Representation of Propositions and Reasonings". The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: 1–18.
- ^ Sandifer, Ed (2003). "How Euler Did It" (pdf). MAA Online. The Mathematical Association of America. http://www.maa.org/editorial/euler/How%20Euler%20Did%20It%2003%20Venn%20Diagrams.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ Holubar, Karl; Fatovic-Ferencic, Stella. "Moriz Kaposi 1837-1902: a historical reappraisal". http://www.oegdv.at/dl/history/histkaposi.doc. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ Macewen, William (1880-07-24). "Clinical Observations on the Introduction of Tracheal Tubes by the Mouth, Instead of Performing Tracheotomy or Laryngotomy". The British Medical Journal 2 (1021): 122–4. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1021.122. PMC 2241154. PMID 20749630. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25254413. Retrieved 2012-02-20.; Macewen, William (1880-07-31). "Clinical Observations on the Introduction of Tracheal Tubes by the Mouth, Instead of Performing Tracheotomy or Laryngotomy". BMJ 2 (1022): 163–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1022.163. PMC 2241109. PMID 20749636. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25254466. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Forgotten Hero: The man who invented the two-stroke engine". The VU. Archived from the original on 2004-12-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20041215125856/http://the-vu.com/forgotten_hero.htm. Retrieved 2005-01-19.
