 the year 1898 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. ==archaeology== * the narmer palette is discovered in hierakonpolis, egypt. ==astronomy== * annie scott dill maunder photographs the sun's outer corona during a solar eclipse in india. * 433 eros, the first near-earth object, is discovered. * george darwin proposes that the earth and moon had once been one body. ==biology== * march 26 â the sabi game reserve in south africa, the first officially designated game reserve, is created. ==chemistry== * william ramsay and morris travers discover neon, krypton (may 30) and xenon (july 12). * july 28 â marie and pierre curie announce discovery of a substance they call polonium. * december 26 â marie and pierre curie announce discovery of a substance they call radium. it is the only moment where 5 elements are discovered the same year. * emil fischer synthesizes purine. * richard willstÃ¤tter analyzes the structure of the cocaine molecule in a synthesis derived from tropinone. ==exploration== * january 30âfebruary 13 â the belgian antarctic expedition led by adrien de gerlache on the belgica discovers the gerlache strait (originally named the belgica strait) and lemaire channel off the west coast of graham land on the antarctic peninsula. the expedition then becomes the first to winter in antarctica.{{cite book|first=david e.|last=yelverton|chapter=the belgian antarctic expedition 1897â1899|title=quest for a phantom strait: the saga of the pioneer antarctic peninsula ex
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