1887 in science
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The year 1887 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1886 in science, other events of 1887, 1888 in science, list of years in science.
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Awards
- Copley Medal: Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: John Whitaker Hulke
Births
- June 22 - Julian Huxley, British biologist and author (died 1975)
Deaths
- January 22 - Joseph Whitworth, English mechanical engineer (born 1803)
- August 15 - Julius von Haast, German geologist (born 1824)
- October 17 - Gustav Kirchhoff, physicist (born 1824)