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1827 in science
The year 1827 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1826 in science, other events of 1827, 1828 in science and the list of years in science.
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Chemistry
- Aluminium discovered by Friedrich Woehler
- William Prout classifies the components of food into the three main divisions of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
Awards
- Copley Medal: William Prout; Henry Foster
Births
- January 7 - Sir Sandford Fleming, Canadian engineer and surveyor known as the "father of time zones" (died 1915)
- April 5 - Joseph Lister, British inventor of antiseptic (died 1912)
- November 30 - George Jackson Mivart, English biologist (died [1900 in science|1900]])
Deaths
- March 5 - Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician (*1749)
- March 5 - Alessandro Volta, physicist (* 1745)
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