Editing 1826 in science (section)

==Chemistry==
* [[Otto Unverdorben]] first isolates [[aniline]], by [[destructive distillation]] of [[indigo]];<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ueber das Verhalten der organischen Körper in höheren Temperaturen|trans-title=On the behaviour of organic substances at high temperatures|first=Otto|last=Unverdorben|journal=Annalen der Physik und Chemie|volume=8|pages=397–410|year=1826|url=https://zenodo.org/records/1423512/files/article.pdf|doi=10.1002/andp.18260841109|bibcode=1826AnP....84..397U|issue=11}}</ref> he calls it ''Crystallin''.
* [[Antoine Jerome Balard]] isolates [[bromine]].
* [[Pierre Jean Robiquet]] isolates the dye [[alizarin]].<ref>Robiquet, Pierre-Jean; Colin, Jean-Jacques (1826). "[https://books.google.com/books?id=uLk3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA407 Sur un nouveau principe immédiat des vègétaux (l’alizarin) obtenu de la garance]" [On a new substance from plants (alizarin) obtained from madder]. ''Journal de pharmacie et des sciences accessoires'' 2nd series, '''12''':407–412; Colin, Jean-Jacques; Robiquet, Pierre-Jean (1827). "[https://books.google.com/books?id=JZU5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA225 Nouvelles recherches sur la matierè colorante de la garance]" [New research into the coloring material of madder]. ''Annales de chimie et de physique'' 2nd series, '''34''':225–253.</ref>
* [[Michael Faraday]] determines the chemical formula of [[naphthalene]].