1658 in science

The year 1658 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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Astronomy

• approx. date – Kamalakara compiles his major work, Siddhāntatattvaviveka, in Varanasi.

Life sciences

• Jan Swammerdam observes red blood cells (in the frog) with the aid of a microscope.[1][2]
• Samuel Volckertzoon observes a quokka on Rottnest Island.

Mathematics

• Christopher Wren gives the first published proof of the arc length of a cycloid.

Births

• March 5 – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (died 1730)
• April 2 - Pierre Pomet, French pharmacist (died 1699)
• unknown date – Nicolas Andry, French physician (died 1742)

Deaths

• October 22 – Charles Bouvard, French herbalist (born 1572)

References

1. "Swammerdam, January (1637–1680)". McGraw Hill AccessScience. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
2. "Red Gold – Blood History 1000–1699". PBS. 2002. Retrieved 2011-10-28.