See also: 1831 in science, other events of 1832, 1833 in science and the list of years in science.
Mathematics Évariste Galois presents a general condition for the solvability of algebraic equations, thereby essentially founding group theory and Galois theory Peter Dirichlet proves Fermat's last theorem for n = 14 Physics Michael Faraday states his laws of electrolysis Awards Copley Medal: Michael Faraday; Simeon Poisson Births June 17 - William Crookes, chemist and physicist († 1919) December 12 - Ludwig Sylow, mathematician († 1918) Deaths May 13 - Georges Cuvier, zoologist (* 1769) May 31 - Evariste Galois, mathematician (* 1811) August 24 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, mathematician (* 1796) September 2 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, astronomer (* 1754)
