1862 in science

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The year 1862 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Awards

• Copley Medal: Thomas Graham
• Wollaston Medal for geology: Robert Godwin-Austen

Births

Deaths

• January 10 - Samuel Colt (b. 1814), inventor.
• February 7 - Prosper Meniere (b. 1799), French scientist who first described the symptoms now known as Ménière's disease.
• December 18 - Lucas Barrett (b. 1837), naturalist.

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