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19th century - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3589 words) |
 | During this century, the Spanish, Portuguese, and Ottoman empires began to crumble and the Holy Roman and Mughal empires ceased. |
| The start of the 19th century was also marked by a struggle between France and Britain and their allies for control of Europe and the world during the Napoleonic Wars, with Napoleon being finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815. |
| The 19th century saw the birth of science as a profession; the term scientist was coined in 1833 by William Whewell. |
| 19th century - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (802 words) |
| The 19th century lasted from 1801 to 1900 in the Gregorian calendar (using the Common Era system of year numbering). |
| The 19th century is also sometimes known as the eighteen hundreds (1800s), referring to the latter usage. |
| Historians sometime use "Nineteenth Century" as a label for the era stretching from 1815 (The Congress of Vienna) to 1914 (The outbreak of the First World War). |
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