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1857 in science
The year 1857 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1856 in science, other events of 1857, 1858 in science and the list of years in science.
Awards
- Copley Medal: Michel Eugène Chevreul
- Wollaston Medal for geology: Joachim Barrande
Births
- August 8 - Henry Fairfield Osborn, paleontologist (died 1935)
Deaths
- May 23 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, mathematician (born 1789)
- July 29 - Charles Lucien Bonaparte, naturalist (born 1803)
- August 12 - William Conybeare, geologist (born 1787)
- December 15 - George Cayley, naturalist and inventor (born 1773)
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