1808 in science

The year 1808 in science and technology

See also: 1807 in science, other events of 1808, 1809 in science and the list of 'years in science'.

Astronomy

• Carl Friedrich Gauss found methods for determining an orbit based on three observations. He also presented his least squares method

Chemistry

• Barium, calcium, magnesium, and strontium isolated by Sir Humphry Davy.
• Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac formulated the law of combining volumes for gases.
• John Dalton publishes New System of Chemical Philosophy, explaining his atomic theory of chemistry.

Awards

• Copley Medal: William Henry

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