1794 in science

The year 1794 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1793 in science, other events of 1794, 1795 in science and the list of years in science.

Astronomy

• Ernst Chladni publishes "On the Origin of the Pallas Iron and Others Similar to it, and on Some Associated Natural Phenomena", in which he proposed that meteorites have their origins in outer space.

Awards

• Copley Medal: Alessandro Volta

Births

• August 15 - Elias Magnus Fries, botanist (died 1878)

Deaths

• March 28 - Marquis de Condorcet, mathematician (born 1743)
• May 8 - Antoine Lavoisier, chemist (born 1743)
• October 28 - John Smeaton, civil engineer ( born 1724)