Charles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin ( February 12, 1809 April 19, 1882) was an English naturalist whose revolutionary theory laid the foundation for both the modern theory of evolution and the principle of common descent by proposing natural selection as a mechanism. and Alfred Russel WallaceAlfred Russel Wallace ( January 8, 1823- November 7, 1913) was a British naturalist, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. Together with Charles Darwin, he independently devised the theory of evolution by natural selection. Life Wallace was born at Us first propose their theory of evolutionThis article is about biological evolution. For other possible meanings, see Evolution (disambiguation). Evolution generally refers to any process of change over time. However, in the context of the life sciences, evolution is a change in the genetic make by means of natural selectionAlternative meaning Natural Selection (computer game . Natural selection is the primary mechanism within the scientific theory of evolution, i. it alters the frequency of alleles within a population. It was first proposed as the main mechanism of evolutio in a paper to the Linnean Society of London.

3 Physics

Lord Kelvin discovers the absolute zero point of temperature

4 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: John Couch AdamsFor other people named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). John Couch Adams ( June 5 1819 January 21, 1892), was a British mathematician. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics.
Wollaston Medal for Geology: William Buckland

5 Births

May 23 - Otto Lilienthal, aviation pioneer (died 1896)
November 8 - Gottlob Frege, mathematician (died 1925)

January 9 - Caroline Herschel, astronomer (born 1750)
August 7 - Jons Jacob Berzelius, chemist (born 1779)
August 12 - George Stephenson, locomotive engineer (born 1781)
December 18 - Bernhard Bolzano, mathematician (born 1781)

1848 Years in science

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18481848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events Sri Lanka The Revolution of 1848 (qv. a series of widespread but failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. January 24 California gold rush: Jame	1848 in literatureSee also 1847 in literature, other events of 1848, 1849 in literature, list of years in literature. Events New Books The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Henri Murger Dombey and Son Charles Dickens The Emigrants of Ahadarra William Carleton Francois the Wai	1848 in musicSee also 1847 in music, other events of 1848, 1849 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events Richard Wagner begins writing libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen The Ring of the Nibelung . Franz Liszt takes up full-time post as conducto
1848 in scienceSee also Other events of 1848 List of years in science. 1847 in science 1848 in science 1849 in science. The year 1848 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy Lord Rosse studies M1 and names it the Crab Neb	1848 in CanadaSee also 1847 in Canada, other events of 1848, 1849 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events 1848 to 1851 The so-called Great Ministry of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine outlines the principles of responsible government in the Can	1848 in architectureSee also 1847 in architecture, other events of 1848, 1849 in architecture and the architecture timeline. Buildings Palm House at Kew Gardens in London, designed by Decimus Burton is completed. Births Deaths 1848 Years in architecture.
1848 Women's Rights Convention

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