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1793 in science

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The year 1793 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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Exploration

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Biology

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Chemistry

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Medicine

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Metrology

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  • The grave, the original name for the kilogram, is defined by the Commission of Weights and Measures of the French Academy of Sciences.

Technology

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Awards

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Births

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References

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  1. ^ Although Hope had investigated strontium ores since 1791, his research was published in: Hope, Thomas C (1798). "Account of a mineral from Strontian and of a particular species of earth which it contains". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 4 (2): 3–39. doi:10.1017/s0080456800030726.
  2. ^ Murray, T. (1993). "Elemementary Scots: The Discovery of Strontium". Scottish Medical Journal. 38 (6): 188–189. doi:10.1177/003693309303800611. PMID 8146640. S2CID 20396691.
  3. ^ "Matthew Baillie". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  4. ^ Baston, K. Grudzien (2004). "Bell, John (1763–1820)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2013. Retrieved 2011-04-06. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ Jacyna, L. S. (2004). "Bell, Sir Charles (1774–1842)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1999. Retrieved 2011-04-06. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ Marcel Golay: Alfred Gautier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.