See also: 1816 in science, other events of 1817, 1818 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Astronomy 2 Chemistry 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Astronomy

• Discovery of cadmium by Friedrich Strohmeyer
• Discovery of lithium by Johann Arfvedson
• Discovery of selenium by Jons Jacob Berzelius
• Pierre-Joseph Pelletier and Joseph-Bienaime Caventou isolate chlorophyll

• Copley Medal: Henry Kater

• June 30 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, botanist († 1911)
• September 10 - Richard Spruce, botanist († 1893)
• October 10 - Christoph Heinrich Dietrich Buys-Ballot, meteorologist († 1890)