| 10 December 1815 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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A Bernoulli-number procedure becomes an early algorithm
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| 10 December 1815 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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Lovelace imagines computation beyond arithmetic
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| 10 December 1815 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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Ada Lovelace is born
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| 25 March 1807 |
United Kingdom
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Racism
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Britain outlaws its slave trade
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| 14 May 1796 |
United Kingdom
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Medicine
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Vaccination builds on older inoculation traditions
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| 14 May 1796 |
United Kingdom
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Medicine
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Cowpox is tested as smallpox protection
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| 14 May 1796 |
United Kingdom
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Medicine
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A milkmaid’s infection informs vaccination
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| 14 May 1796 |
United Kingdom
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Medicine
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Jenner inoculates James Phipps with cowpox
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| 22 May 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Racism
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A British society organizes against the slave trade
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| 11 January 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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The outer Uranian moon becomes known
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| 11 January 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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Two moons emerge on one observing night
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| 11 January 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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A second Uranian satellite is recorded
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| 11 January 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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Herschel discovers Oberon
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| 11 January 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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A powerful telescope extends moon searches
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| 11 January 1787 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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Uranus proves to have companions
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