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1876 in science

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The year 1876 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy

  • December 7 – First recorded observation of the Great White Spot on Saturn, made by American astronomer Asaph Hall, who uses it to calculate the planet's rotation period.

Biology

Chemistry

Exploration

Mathematics

  • Édouard Lucas demonstrates that 127 is a Mersenne prime, the largest that will be recorded for seventy-five years.[5] He also shows that the Mersenne number 267  1, or M67, must have factors.

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