1858 in science
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The year 1858 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Archaeology
- In Luxor, Egypt, the Rhind papyrus is found (named for Alexander Henry Rhind, who discovered it); it is sometimes called the Ahmes papyrus for the scribe who wrote it around 1650 BC.
[edit] Evolution
- July 1 - Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace present their papers on their theories of evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- April 23 - Max Planck (d. 1947), theoretical physicist.
- August 27 - Giuseppe Peano (d. 1932), Italian mathematician.
[edit] Deaths
- June 10 - Robert Brown (b. 1773), botanist.
- November 8 - George Peacock (b. 1791), English mathematician.
- December 16 - Richard Bright (b. 1789), English physician.
