Mathematics
- The American Mathematical Society is founded by Thomas Fiske.
- Hilbert's basis theorem is first proved by David Hilbert.
- Francis Galton introduces the concept of correlation in statistics.
- Richard Dedekind publishes Was sind und was sollen die Zahlen? ("What are numbers and what should they be?") which includes his definition of an infinite set.
- Sofia Kovalevskaya discovers the 'Kovalevskaya Top'.
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