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1872
1872 - Boltzmann equation; H-theorem
First stellar spectrum photographs by H. Draper
Abbe condenser lens for microscopes by E. Abbe
Dewar vacuum flask
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15 March 1872 discovery of 118 Peitho
3 April 1872 discovery of 119 Althaea
10 April 1872 discovery of 120 Lachesis
12 May 1872 discovery of 121 Hermione
31 July 1872 discovery of 122 Gerda and 123 Brunhild
23 August 1872 discovery of 124 Alkeste
11 September 1872 discovery of 125 Liberatrix
5 November 1872 discovery of 126 Velleda and 127 Johanna
25 November 1872 discovery of 128 Nemesis
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31 May 1872, Birth of Charles Greeley Abbot in New Hampshire, USA
28 July 1872 Death of Frederik [Frederick, Friedrich] Kaiser in Leiden, the Netherlands
5 August 1872 Death of Charles-Eugène Delaunay at sea near Cherbourg
21 October 1872 Death of Jacques Babinet
1872 Birth of Michel Tswett (or Tsvet)
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