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The year 1839 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Biology

• Theodor Schwann proposes that all living matter is made up of cells

2 Chemistry

• Carl Mosander discovers lanthanum

3 Exploration

• James Clark Ross sets off on the first scientific expedition to survey Antarctica

4 Geology

• Roderick Murchison names the Silurian period

5 Technology

• January 9 - The French Academy of Sciences announces the DaguerreotypeThe daguerreotype is a type of photograph, but, unlike modern photographs, it has no negative. Instead, it is an image exposed directly onto a mirror-polished surface of silver housed in a velvet-lined folding case. While the daguerreotype was not the fir photographyPhotography is the technique of recording, by chemical, mechanical or digital means, a permanent image on a layer of material sensitive to light exposure. The word comes from the Greek words φως phos ("light"), and γρα&phi process
• Invention of the bicycle by Kirkpatrick Macmillan
• Invention of the fuel cell by William GroveWilliam Grove may refer to: William Barry Grove, U. Congressman from North Carolina William Robert Grove, scientist.
• Development of vulcanized rubber by Charles GoodyearScientific American article Charles Goodyear ( December 29, 1800 July 1, 1860) was the inventor of vulcanized rubber. He died in deep debt and is interred at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut. Neither Goodyear nor his family was ever connected
• Development of Babbitt metalBabbitt metal also called white metal, is an alloy used to provide the bearing surface in a plain bearing. It was invented by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. The term is used today to describe a series of alloys used as a bearing metal. Babbit metal is characteriz by Isaac Babbitt

6 Awards

• 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: Robert BrownRobert Brown ( December 21, 1773 June 10, 1858) is acknowledged as the leading British botanist to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century. Brown was born in Montrose, Scotland. He studied medicine and joined the army as a surgeon i
• Wollaston Medal: Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg