Copley MedalThe Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is also the society's oldest award, the first medal being awarded in 1731. The award was created after a £100 bequest in: Humphry DavySir Humphry Davy ( December 17, 1778 May 29, 1829), often incorrectly spelled Humphrey was an English chemist. He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, England. Davy became well known owing to his experiences with the physiological action of some gases, includi

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February 13February 13 Events Before 1900 1130 Innocent II is voted Pope. 1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. 1633 Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. 1668 Spain recognizes Portu - Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, mathematician (died 1859See also Other events of 1859 List of years in science. 1858 in science 1859 in science 1860 in science. The year 1859 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Awards Copley Medal: Wilhelm Weber Wollaston Medal for ge)
May 12May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). There are 233 days remaining. Events 1191 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 1264 The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Si - William Rowan HamiltonSir William Rowan Hamilton ( August 4, 1805 September 2, 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Hamilton's discovery of quaternions is his best known investigation. Hamilton also contributed to the development of optics, dynamics, an, mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1865See also Other events of 1865 List of years in science. 1864 in science 1865 in science 1866 in science. The year 1865 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Awards Copley Medal: Michel Chasles Wollaston Medal in Ge)
December 16 - Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, zoologist (died 1861)
December 20 - Thomas Graham, chemist (died 1869)

January 23 - Claude Chappe, inventor of the semaphore system (born 1763)
December 23 - Pehr Osbeck , Swedish botanist and explorer, pupil of Linnaeus (born 1723)

1805 Years in science

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1805Events January 11 Michigan Territory is created. February 15 Harmony Society officially formed March 1 Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U. Senate April 27 United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (T	1805 in literatureSee also 1804 in literature, other events of 1805, 1806 in literature, list of years in literature. Events Friedrich Schiller introduces his new play, Wilhelm Tell Samuel Taylor Coleridge appointed Acting Public Secretary in Malta New Books The Bravo of V	1805 in musicSee also 1804 in music, other events of 1805, 1806 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events Beethoven's Opera Fidelio premiers in Vienna Opera The Soldier's Return James Hook Faniska Luigi Cherubini Births November 14 Fanny Hensel, composer Death
1805 in scienceSee also Other events of 1805 List of years in science. 1804 in science 1805 in science 1806 in science. The year 1805 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Exploration April 7 The Lewis and Clark expedition leaves	1805 in CanadaSee also 1804 in Canada, other events of 1805, 1806 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats French at Battle of Trafalgar. Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean. Yurii Lisianski sails to Canton with the first R

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