1853 in science
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The year 1853 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1852 in science, other events of 1853, 1854 in science and the list of years in science.

Awards

• Copley Medal: Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Edouard de Verneuil

Births

• July 18 - Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate

Deaths

• April 23 - Auguste Laurent, chemist (* 1807)

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