1851 in science

The year 1851 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1850 in science, other events of 1851, 1852 in science, list of years in science

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: Richard Owen
• Wollaston Medal for geology: Adam Sedgwick

Births

Deaths

• January 27 - John James Audubon, naturalist and illustrator (born 1785)
• February 18 - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, mathematician (* 1804)
• March 9 - Hans Christian Orsted, physicist (* 1777)