FACTOID # 180: In 1960, alcohol consumption in Italy was 16.6 litres consumed per person. In 2003? 8 litres were consumed per person.
 
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Encyclopedia > 1830 in science

The year 1830 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

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Astronomy

Biology

  • Charles Bell publishes his Nervous System of the Human Body

Geology

  • Charles Lyell publishes the first volume of his The Principles of Geology

Awards

Births

Deaths



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Science Quotes (5100 words)
Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.
Science is facts; just as houses are made of stone, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house, and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.
Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation.
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