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1879 in science

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The year 1879 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy

  • British children's writer and amateur astronomer Agnes Giberne publishes the popular illustrated book Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners which sells 24,000 copies on both sides of the Atlantic in twenty years.[1]

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