The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments and observations demonstrating something of great scientific interest, typically in an elegant or clever manner.

Astronomy

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Biology

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Chemistry

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Economics and political science

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Geology

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Physics

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Plate produced by Arthur Eddington of the 1919 eclipse.

Psychology

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One of Pavlov's dogs with a surgically implanted cannula to measure salivation, Pavlov Museum, 2005

See also

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References

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