Overview of the events of 1813 in science
The year 1813 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Biology [ edit ] Chemistry [ edit ] Exploration [ edit ] Mathematics [ edit ] Physics [ edit ] Sociology [ edit ] Technology [ edit ] Institutions [ edit ] January 19 – Henry Bessemer , English inventor (died 1898 ) February 18 – Karl Weltzien , Russian -born German inorganic chemist , an organizer of the Karlsruhe Congress (died 1870 ) March 19 – David Livingstone , Scottish missionary and explorer (died 1873 ) April 16 - Justin Benoît , French surgeon and anatomist (died 1893 )[9] July 12 – Claude Bernard , French physiologist (died 1878 ) October 17 – Georg Büchner , Hessian -born writer and anatomist (died 1837 ) December 19 – Thomas Andrews , Irish chemist (died 1885 ) December 29 – Alexander Parkes , English chemist (died 1890 ) William Bullock , American inventor (died 1867 ) References [ edit ] ^ Published posthumously in 1818 in his Two Essays . ^ Green, J. H. S. (1957). "William Charles Wells FRS (1757–1817)". Nature . 179 (4568): 997–99. Bibcode :1957Natur.179..997G . doi :10.1038/179997a0 . PMID 13430768 . ^ Darwin, Charles (1866). "Historical Sketch". On the Origin of Species by means of natural selection (4th & subsequent ed.). London: Murray. [Wells] distinctly recognises the principle of natural selection, and this is the first recognition which has been indicated. ^ Glass, Bentley; et al., eds. (1959). Forerunners of Darwin, 1745-1859 . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. p. 369 . ^ Blackburn, Julia (1989). Charles Waterton, 1782-1865: traveller and conservationist . London: The Bodley Head. pp. 52–9. ISBN 978-0-370-31248-4 . ^ Bertomeu-Sánchez, José Ramón; Nieto-Galan, Agustí, eds. (2006). Chemistry, Medicine and Crime: Mateu J. B. Orfila (1787–1853) and his times . Sagamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications. ISBN 978-0-88135-275-7 . ^ Bulletin de la société philomatique . ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 July 2020 . ^ "Notice no. LH/181/49" . Base Léonore (in French).