In 1904, the following happened:
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| 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 |
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| Other events in 1904 |
Content
- 1 Events
- 2 Discoveries
- 3 Inventions
- 4 New types of animals
- 5 Awards
- 6 born
- 7 passed away
- 8 See also
- 9 notes
Events
- March 2 - penumbral lunar eclipse in the southern hemisphere (phase −0.80) [1] .
- March 17 - annular solar eclipse (maximum phase 0.9367) [2] .
- March 31 - penumbral lunar eclipse in the equatorial zone of the Earth (phase –0.28) [1] .
- September 9 - total solar eclipse (maximum phase 1.0709) [3] .
- September 24 - penumbral lunar eclipse in the southern hemisphere (phase –0.55) [1] .
- Edward Munder published a diagram of the latitudinal-temporal distribution of sunspots , the so-called "butterfly diagram" ( Eng. " Butterfly diagram" ).
- I.V. Meshchersky published the work "Equations of motion of a point of variable mass in the general case." The equation presented by him in this work now bears his name.
Discoveries
- December 3 - Himalia (Greek 'Ιμαλíα) is the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter . Discovered by satellite Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory .
- Henri Poincare discovered the Poincare sphere, which led him to the formulation of the Poincare conjecture .
- Discovery of stationary interstellar calcium lines ( I. Hartmann , Germany ).
Inventions
- Friedrich Stolz first synthesized adrenaline .
- John Fleming invented a thermocathode lamp .
- Hantaro Nagaoka developed an early, erroneous "planetary model" of the atom ("an atom like Saturn ").
- Harvey Hubble has patented an electrical outlet .
New kinds of animals
- Animals described in 1904
Rewards
- Lomonosov Prize [4]
- N. A. Menshutkin for the totality of his extensive research in the field of theoretical chemistry [5] .
- Nobel Prize:
- In physics - John William Strett (Baron Rayleigh), "For the study of the densities of the most common gases and for the discovery of argon in the course of these studies."
- In physiology and medicine - Ivan Petrovich Pavlov , "For work on the physiology of digestion."
- In chemistry - William Ramsay , "In recognition of his discovery of various inert gases in the atmosphere and the determination of their place in the periodic system."
- Darwin Medal :
- William Batson
Born
- January 10 - Alexander A. Bayev , Soviet biochemist (d. 1994 ).
- January 31 - Ivan Nikanorovich Alekseenko , Soviet design engineer, tank builder (d. 1976 ).
- February 20 - Abram Isaakovich Alikhanov , Soviet physicist, founder of the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (d. 1984 ).
- March 4 - Georgy Antonovich Gamov , astrophysicist (d. 1968 ).
- April 22 - Robert Oppenheimer , American physicist (d. 1967 ).
- May 9 - Gregory Bateson , British - American anthropologist (d. 1980 ).
- May 21 - Grigory Zakharovich Aizenberg , Russian scientist in the field of communications , laureate of the Lenin , Stalin and State Prizes , honored worker of science and technology of the RSFSR , doctor of technical sciences, professor (d. 1994 ).
- June 26 - Anisim Fedorovich Bermant , Russian mathematician and teacher (d. 1959 ).
- June 29 - Vitold Gurevich , Polish and American mathematician (d. 1956 ).
- September 23 - Pavel Gavrilovich Gaganov , hydraulic engineer, The best phlox guide of the USSR (d. 1972 )
- October 26 - Nikolai Leonidovich Dukhov , Soviet designer of armored vehicles, nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, three times Hero of Socialist Labor , laureate of the Stalin, Lenin and State Prizes of the USSR.
- October 27 - Boris Lvovich Astaurov , Soviet biologist (cytogenetics, experimental embryologist), academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (d. 1974 ).
- Vladimir Dmitrievich Arakin , Soviet linguist, doctor of philological sciences, professor of Moscow State Pedagogical University named after V.I. Lenin (d. 1983 ).
- Vladimir Ilyich Asnin , a Soviet and Ukrainian psychologist, a follower of Vygotsky and a representative of the Kharkov School of Psychology (d. 1956 ).
- Alexander Gershenkron , American economist of Russian origin (d. 1978 ).
Died
- January 4 - Friedrich von Jolly , German doctor (born in 1844 ).
- February 8 - Alfred Kirchhoff , German geographer (born in 1838 ).
- March 23 - Mikhail Mikhailovich Zaitsev , Russian organic chemist, brother of A. M. Zaitsev , student of A. M. Butlerov (born in 1845 ).
- May 1 - Wilhelm Gies , Swiss anatomist , histologist and embryologist (born in 1831 ).
- May 14 - Fedor Aleksandrovich Bredikhin , Russian astronomer , academician of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (born in 1831 ).
- July 3 - Vitold Zglenitsky , geologist, founder of oil production from the bottom of the Caspian Sea, philanthropist, “ Polish Nobel ” (born in 1850 ).
- August 4 - Christoph von Siegwart , a German philosopher-logician close to neo-Kantianism, a psychologist (born in 1830 ).
- August 7 - Heinrich Eduard von Lade , German banker and amateur astronomer (born in 1817 ).
- November 20 - Ivan Nikolaevich Gorozhankin , Russian botanist (born in 1848 ).
See also
► 1904 in science
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 ASTROLAB.ru - Lunar Eclipses
- ↑ Eclipse | Catalog of Solar Eclipses | Annular solar eclipse of March 17, 1904
- ↑ Eclipse | Catalog of Solar Eclipses | Total Solar Eclipse September 9, 1904
- ↑ E. Yu. Basargina Lomonosov Prize - the first state award in Russia (1865-1918). (Series “Ad fontes. Materials and research on the history of science.” Issue 2) - St. Petersburg.,: Publishing House of St. Petersburg Institute of RAS “Nestor-Istoriya”, 2012. - 124 p. - 500 copies. - ISBN 978-5-98187-979-1
- ↑ Menshutkin N. A. Experience in the study of the influence of side chains on the properties of carbon compounds with open and closed chains. Article Seven. On the compounding rates of some heterocyclic compounds with bromohydrins // Journal of the Russian Physicochemical Society at St. Petersburg University. 1902.V. 34.S. 411-422.