1841 ⟶ Richard Owen Coins the Term "Dinosaur"

The word "dinosaur" is coined by Richard Owen.
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🌳 John Evelyn Publishes *Sylva*, a Treatise on Forestry

John Evelyn's forestry book, Sylva, is published in England.⟶
John Evelyn Publishes *Sylva*, a Treatise on Forestry (1664)
EnvironmentNatural HistoryAgriculture
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🦖 Richard Owen Coins the Term "Dinosaur"

The word "dinosaur" is coined by Richard Owen.⟶
Richard Owen Coins the Term "Dinosaur" (1841)
PaleontologyZoologyFossil DiscoveryNatural History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 Joule's Presentation on the Conservation of Energy

James Prescott Joule: Law of Conservation of energy (First law of thermodynamics), also 1847 – Helmholtz, Conservation of energy.⟶
Joule's Presentation on the Conservation of Energy (1843)
PhysicsThermodynamicsEnergyScientific Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 George Boole Publishes Mathematical Analysis of Logic

George Boole: publishes The Mathematical Analysis of Logic, defining Boolean algebra; refined in his 1854 The Laws of Thought.⟶
George Boole Publishes Mathematical Analysis of Logic (1847)
LogicMathematicsComputer ScienceIntellectual History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🌡️ Lord Kelvin Proposes Absolute Zero Temperature Scale

Lord Kelvin: absolute zero.⟶
Lord Kelvin Proposes Absolute Zero Temperature Scale (1848)
PhysicsThermodynamicsTemperature
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🐛 Oldest Known Land Animal Discovered in Scotland

Silurian millipede Kampecaris obanensis, the oldest known land animal, is discovered in Scotland.⟶
Oldest Known Land Animal Discovered in Scotland (2020)
PaleontologyZoologyFossil DiscoveryEvolutionScientific Research
United KingdomUnited Kingdom