See also: 1810 in science, other events of 1811, 1812 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Paleontology 2 Physics 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Paleontology

• Mary Anning discovers the fossilised remains of an Ichthyosaur at Lyme Regis

• Amedeo Avogadro proposes his hypothesis relating volumes and numbers of molecules of gases

• Copley Medal: Benjamin Brodie

• March 11 - Urbain Le Verrier, astronomer († 1877)
• March 30 - Robert Bunsen, chemist († 1899)