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1819 in science

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The year 1819 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy and space science

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Chemistry

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Exploration

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Geology

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Medicine

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  • August – René Laennec publishes De l’Auscultation Médiate ou Traité du Diagnostic des Maladies des Poumons et du Coeur in Paris, describing his invention of the stethoscope.
  • English physician John Bostock publishes the first account of allergic rhinitis (in himself).[2][3][4]
  • French physician Pierre Amable Jean-Baptiste Trannoy publishes one of the first epidemiology treatises in France: Traité élémentaire des maladies épidémiques ou populaires à l'usage des officiers de santé (Elementary Treatise on Epidemic or Popular Diseases for the use of health officers).[5]

Technology

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Institutions

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Awards

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Journal of a Voyage to Discover a North-west Passage. 1821.
  2. ^ Bostock, John. "Case of a Periodical Affection of the Eyes and Chest", presented to Medical and Chirurgical Society of London.
  3. ^ "The History of Allergy". Auckland Allergy Clinic. December 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. ^ Parkinson, Justin (2014-07-01). "John Bostock: The man who 'discovered' hay fever". Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  5. ^ Trannoy, Pierre Amable Jean Baptiste (1819). Traité élémentaire des maladies épidémiques ou populaires (in French). Amiens: Ledien-Canda. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ "James Watt | Biography, Inventions, Steam Engine, Significance, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.