Editing 1905 in science (section)

==Astronomy==
* January 2 – [[Charles Dillon Perrine]] at [[Lick Observatory]] discovers [[Elara (moon)|Elara]], one of the [[moons of Jupiter]]. On January 6, the observatory announces its discovery in the previous month of the Jovian moon later known as [[Himalia (moon)|Himalia]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YzUbvTmYVcYC&q=current%20events ''The American Monthly Review of Reviews''] (February 1905) pp. 154-156.</ref>
* The [[Dominion Observatory]] opens in [[Ottawa]].
* Various astronomers discover the [[minor planets]] [[554 Peraga]] through [[583 Klotilde]] (''see'' [[List of minor planets/501–600]]).
* The [[nova]] [[V604 Aquilae]] appears in the [[constellation]] [[Aquila (constellation)|Aquila]].
* The [[Umov effect]] is noted by [[Nikolay Umov]].<ref>{{cite journal|first=N.|last=Umov|title=Chromatische depolarisation durch Lichtzerstreuung|journal=Physikalische Zeitschrift|volume=6|pages=674–676|year=1905}}</ref>