1858 in science

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The year 1858 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Evolution

• July 1 - Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace present their papers on their theories of evolution to the Linnean Society of London

Awards

• Copley Medal: Charles Lyell
• Wollaston Medal for geology: James Hall

Births

• April 23 - Max Planck (d. 1947), theoretical physicist.
• August 27 - Giuseppe Peano (d. 1932), Italian mathematician.

Deaths

• June 10 - Robert Brown (b. 1773), botanist.
• November 8 - George Peacock (b. 1791), English mathematician.
• December 16 - Richard Bright (b. 1789), English physician.

 

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