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1806 in science
The year 1806 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1805 in science, other events of 1806, 1807 in science and the list of years in science.
Awards
- Copley Medal: Thomas Andrew Knight
Births
- April 9 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer († 1859)
- December 11 - Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, German geologist († 1886)
Deaths
- June 23 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist (born 1723)
- August 23 - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (born 1736)
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