1791 in science
The year 1791 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1790 in science, other events of 1791, 1792 in science and the list of years in science.
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Physics
- Pierre Prévost shows that all bodies radiate heat, no matter how hot or cold they are
Awards
Births
- April 9 – George Peacock, English mathematician (died 1858)
- April 27 – Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor (died 1872)
- July 13 – Allan Cunningham, English botanist and explorer (died 1839)
- September 22 – Michael Faraday, chemist and physicist (died 1867)
- September 23 – Johann Franz Encke, astronomer (died 1865)
- December 26 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor of computing machines (died 1871)
Deaths
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