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The year 1856 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Biology

• Gregor Mendel starts his research on genetics

2 Awards

• Copley Medal: Henri Milne-Edwards
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: William Edmond Logan

3 Births

• May 6 - Robert Peary, American polar explorer (died 1920)
• July 10July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. Events 48 BC Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. 1778 American Revolution: Louis XVI of Fr - Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla ( July 10, 1856 January 7, 1943) (Baptism name: ; Nikolaj; Name in Cyrillic alphabet: ) was a Serbian- American physicist, inventor, and electrical engineer. Tesla's most famous contribution was the theory of polyphase alternating current ele, inventor (died 1943See also Other events of 1943 List of years in science. 1942 in science 1943 in science 1944 in science. The year 1943 in science and technology had many significant events, including those listed below. Computer science May 17 The United States Army cont)

4 Deaths

• July 9July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. Events 455 Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the western Roman Empire. 1357 5:31 AM Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assiste - Amedeo AvogadroCount Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e Cerreto ( Turin August 9, 1776 July 9, 1856) was a great Italian scientist. Born in a noble ancient family of Piedmont, Amedeo Avogadro was a brilliant student; he graduated in ecclesiastical law at, chemist (born 1776The year 1776 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also 1775 in science, other events of 1776, 1777 in science and the list of years in science. Exploration James Cook begins his third voyage of exploration in)
• August 24August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. Events upto 18th century 49 BC Julius Caesar's general Gaius Curio is defeated in the Battle of the Bagradas River by the Pompeians under Atti - William BucklandWilliam Buckland ( March 12, 1784 August 24, 1856) was an English geologist and palaeontologist. Buckland was born at Axminster in Devon. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. In 1813 he was appointed reader in mineralogy in succession to John Kid, geologist and paleontologist (born 1784)
• Francis Beaufort, hydrographer (born 1774)