1851 in science

Summary

The year 1851 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

List of years in science (table)

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Solar eclipse of July 28, 1851: the first correctly exposed photograph of a solar eclipse, using the daguerreotype process.

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  1. ^ Tobin, William (2003). The Life and Science of Léon Foucault, the Man who Proved the Earth Rotates. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80855-3.
  2. ^ Schielicke, Reinhard; Wittmann, Axel D. (2005). "On the Berkowski daguerreotype (Königsberg, 1851 July 28): the first correctly-exposed photograph of the solar corona". Acta Historica Astronomiae. 25: 128–147. Bibcode:2005AcHA...25..128S.
  3. ^ Littmann, Mark; Willcox, Ken; Espenak, Fred (1999). "Chronology of Discoveries about the Sun". MrEclipse.com. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  4. ^ Astronomical Journal 2(33):p. 70 (1851).
  5. ^ The Chemist March 1851.
  6. ^ Riemann, Bernhard (1867). Grundlagen für einen allgemeine Theorie der Functionen einer veränderlichen complexen Grösse [Basis for a general theory of functions of a variable complex quantity]. Göttingen (Germany): Adalbert Rente. pp. 8–9.
  7. ^ Fizeau, H. (1851). "Sur les hypothèses relatives à l'éther lumineux". Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. 33. Paris: 349–355.
  8. ^ McNeill, Ian (1972). Hydraulic Power. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-12797-1.
  9. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ Tiehm, Arnold (1985). "Fanny Searls (1851-1939)". Brittonia. 37 (1): 41. doi:10.1007/BF02809668. S2CID 87755152.