Editing 1799 in science (section)

==Medicine==
* March – The [[Pneumatic Institution]] for research into the medical implications of newly discovered gases is established by [[Thomas Beddoes]] in [[Bristol]].
* [[Caleb Parry]] publishes ''An Inquiry Into the Symptoms and Causes of the Syncope Anginosa Commonly Called Angina Pectoris, illustrated by Dissections'', describing the mechanisms for [[Angina]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parry, Caleb Hillier|url=http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/397.html|work=[[Who Named It?|Whonamedit?]]|accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref>
* [[Maria Dalle Donne]] becomes the first female [[Doctor of Medicine]], at the [[University of Bologna]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 18th Century Women Scientists of Bologna|url=http://scienceweek.com/2004/rmps-4.htm|work=ScienceWeek|year=2004|accessdate=2011-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302045409/http://scienceweek.com/2004/rmps-4.htm|archive-date=2012-03-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Matthew Baillie]] begins publication in London of ''A Series of Engravings, Accompanied with Explanations, which are Intended to Illustrate the Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body'', the first comprehensive atlas of [[pathology]] as a separate subject.