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1808 in science - Definition

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The year 1808 in science and technology

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Astronomy

Carl Friedrich Gauss found methods for determining an orbit based on three observations. He also presented his least squares method

Chemistry

Barium, calcium, magnesium, and strontium isolated by Sir Humphry Davy.
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac formulated the law of combining volumes for gases.
John Dalton publishes New System of Chemical Philosophy, explaining his atomic theory of chemistry.

Awards

Copley Medal: William Henry

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