Overview of the events of 1824 in science
The year 1824 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Astronomy
Biology
Climatology
- Joseph Fourier calculates that the Earth would be far colder if it lacked an atmosphere.[2]
Mathematics
- Niels Henrik Abel partially proves that the general quintic or higher equations cannot be solved by a general formula involving only arithmetical operations and roots.[3]
- Augustin-Louis Cauchy proves convergence of the Euler method, using the implicit Euler method.
Paleontology
Technology
Institutions
Awards
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Энциклопедия для детей (астрономия). Москва: Аванта+. 1998. ISBN 5-89501-016-4.
- ^ "The Discovery of Global Warming". American Institute of Physics. February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Mémoire sur les équations algébriques où on démontre l'impossibilité de la résolution de l'équation générale du cinquième degré.
- ^ Buckland, W. (1824). "Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield". Transactions of the Geological Society. 2. 1: 390–396.
- ^ British Patent 5022, An Improvement in the Mode of Producing an Artificial Stone.
- ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2020.