1840 in science
Overview of the events of 1840 in science
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1840 in science
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Fields
Archaeology
Technology
Sustainable energy research
Transportation technology
Social sciences
Psychology
Governance and policy studies
Paleontology
Dinosaurs' extinction
Extraterrestrial environment
Terrestrial environment
Tornado research
Other/related
Birding/ornithology
Literature
Timeline of cosmological theories
List of open letters by academics
History of technology by type
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The year
1840 in
science
and
technology
involved some significant events, listed below.