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The year 1871 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Awards

• Copley Medal: Julius Robert von Mayer
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Andrew Ramsay

2 Births

3 Deaths

• May 11 - John Herschel, mathematician and astronomer (* 1792)
• October 18 - Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor of computing machines (* 1791The year 1791 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also 1790 in science, other events of 1791, 1792 in science and the list of years in science. Physics Pierre Prevost shows that all bodies radiate heat, no ma)