Physics
- Dalton's law: John Dalton observes that the total pressure exerted by a gaseous mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of each individual component in a gas mixture.
- Ultraviolet radiation is discovered by Johann Wilhelm Ritter.
- In optics, interference between light beams is discovered by Thomas Young, showing the wave nature of light.
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