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1878 in science

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The year 1878 in science and technology involved many significant events, listed below.

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August – Cleopatra's Needle (horizontal) being raised in London.

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Medicine

  • Cesare Lombroso publishes L'uomo delinquente, setting out his theory of criminal atavism.
  • Ádám Politzer publishes Lehrbuch der Ohrenheilkunde, a major otology textbook.[6]
  • Dentists Act in the United Kingdom limits the title of "dentist" and "dental surgeon" to qualified and registered practitioners.[7]

Meteorology

  • February 11 – The first weekly weather report is published in the United Kingdom.

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