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1824 in science

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The year 1824 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy

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Biology

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Climatology

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  • Joseph Fourier calculates that the Earth would be far colder if it lacked an atmosphere.[2]

Mathematics

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  • Niels Henrik Abel partially proves that the general quintic or higher equations cannot be solved by a general formula involving only arithmetical operations and roots.[3]
  • Augustin-Louis Cauchy proves convergence of the Euler method, using the implicit Euler method.

Paleontology

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Technology

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Institutions

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Awards

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Энциклопедия для детей (астрономия). Москва: Аванта+. 1998. ISBN 5-89501-016-4.
  2. ^ "The Discovery of Global Warming". American Institute of Physics. February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ Mémoire sur les équations algébriques où on démontre l'impossibilité de la résolution de l'équation générale du cinquième degré.
  4. ^ Buckland, W. (1824). "Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield". Transactions of the Geological Society. 2. 1: 390–396.
  5. ^ British Patent 5022, An Improvement in the Mode of Producing an Artificial Stone.
  6. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2020.