Editing 1828 in science (section)

==Biology==
* April 18 – Ornithologist [[Carl Julian (von) Graba]] lands in the little-studied [[Faroe Islands]] for a 3-month visit to research the bird life.
* April 27 – [[London Zoo]] opens in [[Regent's Park]] for members of the [[Zoological Society of London]], the first scientific zoo in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todayinsci.com/4/4_27.htm|title=April 27|work=Today in Science History|accessdate=December 20, 2011}}</ref>
* October 26 – English [[naturalist]] and explorer [[William John Burchell]] collects the only known specimen of ''[[Parabouchetia]] brasiliensis'', an exceptionally rare member of the nightshade family [[Solanaceae]], in central Brazil.
* [[Karl Ernst von Baer]] lays the foundations of the science of comparative [[embryology]] with his book ''Über Entwickelungsgeschichte der Thiere''. He publishes [[von Baer's laws (embryology)|von Baer's laws]].
* [[Martin Lichtenstein]] publishes a monograph on the ''[[Dipodidae]]'', ''Über die Springmäuse'', in [[Berlin]].
* [[Belfast Botanic Gardens]] open.