1878 in science
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The year 1878 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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Awards
- Copley Medal: Jean Baptiste Boussingault
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: Thomas Wright
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Births
- January 1 - A. K. Erlang (d. 1929), mathematician.
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Deaths
- January 19 - Henri Victor Regnault (b. 1810), physical chemist.
- February 8 - Elias Magnus Fries (b. 1794), botanist.