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Germany in 1846

Historical records for Germany in 1846, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

September

23 September 1846Discovery of NeptuneJohann Gottfried Galle

Berlin · Science / Astronomy

Observes Neptune near Le Verrier's predicted position.

Other Events

1846Communist Correspondence CommitteeKarl Heinrich Marx

Brussels · Humanities / Philosophy

Marx helps establish a committee linking socialist and communist groups across Europe.

1846Discovery of ElectronsWilliam Weber

Science / Physics

Beginning in 1846, German physicist William Weber theorized that electricity was composed of positively and negatively charged fluids, and their interaction was governed by the inverse square law

1846Uriel AcostaKarl Ferdinand Gutzkow

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Uriel Acosta"

Names involved

Johann Gottfried GalleKarl Ferdinand GutzkowKarl Heinrich MarxWilliam Weber

Places involved

BerlinBrussels

Provenance

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