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Headword Date Article Type
Gravitational constant measured by Henry Cavendish 1798 Topics
Infrared radiation discovered by Herschel 1800 Topics
Thomas Young demonstrates the wave nature of light and the principle of interference 1801 Topics
Atomic table of weights produced by John Dalton 1802 Topics
Atomic ideas introduced into chemistry 1803 Topics Short note
Elements of sodium and potassium isolated by Sir Humphry Davy 1806 Topics
Joseph Bramah invents the hydraulic jack 1812 Topics
Stress birefringence discovered by David Brewster 1816 Topics
Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic radiation 1821 Topics Short note
Electromagnet invented by William Sturgeon 1823 Topics
Atomic theory formulated by John Dalton 1827 Topics Short note
First observation of Brownian motion 1827 Topics Short note
Maxwell, James Clerk 1831 - 1879 People
Law of induction stated by Michael Faraday 1831 Topics
Laws of electrolysis stated by Michael Faraday 1832 Topics
Dependence of solitary water wave velocities on wave amplitude and water depth studied 1834 Topics Short note
Mechanical equivalent of heat found by James Joule 1843 Topics
Discovery that light propagation is influenced by external magnetic fields 1845 Topics Short note
Absolute zero point of temperature discovered by Lord Kelvin 1848 Topics
Entropy 1850 Topics Short note

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