1807 in science

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The year 1807 in science and technology

Contents 1 Chemistry 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Chemistry

• Potassium and sodium isolated by Sir Humphry Davy.

[edit] Awards

• Copley Medal: Everard Home

[edit] Births

• May 28 - Louis Agassiz, zoologist and geologist (died 1873)
• November 14 - Auguste Laurent, chemist (died 1853)

[edit] Deaths

• April 4 - Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de Lalande, French astronomer (* 1732)