1911 In Science
The year 1911 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Astronomy * June 28 – The Nakhla meteorite (from Mars) lands in the area of Alexandria, Egypt, purportedly killing a dog. It suggests the first signs of water on Mars. Conservation * May 19 – Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior. * July 7 – The United States, Russia, the United Kingdom and Japan, meeting in Washington, D.C., sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, prohibiting open-water seal hunting of the endangered fur seal in the North Pacific Ocean, the first international treaty to address wildlife conservation issues. In the next six years, the seal population increases by 30%. Geology * January 3 – 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan. Exploration * July 24 – American explorer Hiram Bingham III r ...
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