1874 in science
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The year 1874 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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[edit] Astronomy
- On December 9, a transit of Venus across the Sun was observed in Muddapur, India. This astronomy expedition was led by Pietro Tacchini.
[edit] Chemistry
- Per Teodor Cleve discovers that didymium is in fact two elements, now known as neodymium and praseodymium
[edit] Technology
- Invention of barbed wire by Joseph Glidden
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- February 2 - Ernest Shackleton (d. 1922), explorer.
- April 25 - Guglielmo Marconi (d. 1937), inventor.
- November 27 - Chaim Weizmann (d. 1952), chemist, first President of Israel.
[edit] Deaths
- January 24 – Johann Philipp Reis (b. 1834), physicist, inventor.
- March 28 - Peter Andreas Hansen (b. 1795), astronomer.
