1878 in science

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The year 1878 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

[edit] Awards

• Copley Medal: Jean Baptiste Boussingault
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Thomas Wright

[edit] Births

• January 1 - A. K. Erlang (d. 1929), mathematician.

[edit] Deaths

• January 19 - Henri Victor Regnault (b. 1810), physical chemist.
• February 8 - Elias Magnus Fries (b. 1794), botanist.