Shield Compartment Principle Patented
Brunel patents a tunnelling shield divided into protected working compartments, allowing excavation and brick lining to advance together.
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1818 in France
Explore 8 historical events and records for France in 1818.
Historical records for France in 1818
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Diffraction Theory
Strengthens the transverse-wave interpretation of light.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Discovers hydrogen peroxide while studying barium compounds.
LEglise Gallicane
Publication of "LEglise Gallicane"
New Oxygen Compound
Identifies a reactive oxygen compound important in chemistry and medicine.
Peerage
Created Duke of Reichstadt
Peerage
Created Duc de Reichstadt by Metternich
Wave Theory of Light
Presents a mathematical wave theory explaining optical diffraction.
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