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The year 1899 in Science and Technology .

ASTRONOMY

The 80 cm Refracting Telescope is completed at Potsdam Observatory .

CHEMISTRY

Actinium discovered by Andre Debierne .

PHYSICS

Ernest Rutherford classifies two types of Radiation , Alpha Ray s and Beta Ray s.

Henri Becquerel discovers that radiation from Uranium consists of charged particles and can be deflected by Magnetic Field s.

MATHEMATICS

David Hilbert creates the modern concept of Geometry with the publication of his book ''Grundlagen der geometrie''.

MEDICINE

Bubonic Plague enters Brazil through the seaport of Santos .

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BIRTHS

January 12 - Paul Hermann Müller (d. 1965 ), Chemist , winner of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine in 1948 .

February 27 - Charles Best (d. 1978 ), medical scientist.

DEATHS

January 4 - Henry Alleyne Nicholson (b. 1844 ), British Palaeontologist and Zoologist .

February 18 - Sophus Lie (b. 1842 ), Norwegian Mathematician .

March 18 - Othniel Charles Marsh (b. 1831 ), Paleontologist .

August 16 - Robert Bunsen (b. 1811 ), German Chemist , perfector of the Bunsen Burner .