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1883 in science

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The year 1883 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy

Chemistry

Earth sciences

  • August 26 – Krakatoa begins its final phase of eruptions at 1:06 pm local time. These produce a number of tsunami, mainly in the early hours of the next day, which result in about 36,000 deaths on the islands of Sumatra and Java. The final explosion at 10:02 am on August 27 destroys the island of Krakatoa itself and is heard up to 3000 miles away.
  • Vasily Dokuchaev publishes Russian Chernozem.

Genetics

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Physics

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