1865 in science
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The year 1865 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Events
- Louis Pasteur shows that the air is full of bacteria.
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Michel Chasles.
- Wollaston Medal in Geology: Thomas Davidson.
[edit] Births
- January 22 - Friedrich Paschen (d. 1947), physicist.
[edit] Deaths
- August 26 - Johann Franz Encke (b. 1791), astronomer.
- September 2 - William Rowan Hamilton (b. 1805), mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.
