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1894 in science
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The year 1894 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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Chemistry
- Argon discovered by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay.
Medicine
- Patrick Manson develops the thesis that malaria is spread by mosquitoes
Awards
- Copley Medal: Edward Frankland
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: Karl von Zittel
Births
- February 11 - Isaac Kolthooff , chemist.
Deaths
- November 26 - Pafnuty Chebyshev (b. 1821), mathematician.
- September 8 - Hermann von Helmholtz (b. 1821), physicist.
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