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Macedonio Melloni
1854Aug, 11

Macedonio Melloni

Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
Macedonio Melloni (11 April 1798 – 11 August 1854) was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light.

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  • 31Mar

    Convention of Kanagawa

    Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Convention of Kanagawa with the Tokugawa Shogunate, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
  • 1Apr

    Hard Times (novel)

    Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words.
  • 19Aug

    Grattan massacre

    The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
  • 27Sep

    SS Arctic disaster

    The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 9Oct

    Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55)

    Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.