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)
gollark: People will mess things up but designing unrepairable devices DOES NOT HELP.
gollark: Or, well, Apple-derived thing which spread?
gollark: I think the practice of having the screen glass and touchscreen digitizer/display bit literally be fused together is an Apple thing.
gollark: Convoluted methods to disassemble devices create extra risk and make it harder for regular people to repair.
gollark: I mean, phones having socketed CPUs would be weird. But they should at least have the easily-worn-down parts - screen glass, battery and USB-C port - on swappable boards.
References
- "Swammerdam, January (1637–1680)". McGraw Hill AccessScience. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- "Red Gold – Blood History 1000–1699". PBS. 2002. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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