1822 in science

The year 1822 CE in science and technology.

See also: 1821 in science, other events of 1822, 1823 in science and the list of years in science.

Geology

• Friedrich Mohs introduces his system of classifying minerals and his scale of mineral hardness
• Georges Cuvier established new standards and methods in stratigraphy and palaeontology
• Gideon Mantell discovers the first fossil of the iguanodon
• John Phillips and William Conybeare identify the Carboniferous Period
• Omalius d'Halloy identifies the Cretaceous Period. He also proposed the Jurassic System

Awards

• Copley Medal: William Buckland