1668 in science

The year 1668 in science and technology involved some significant events.

List of years in science (table)

Astronomy

Biology

Mathematics

Medicine

Publications

  • John Wilkins publishes An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language proposing a universal language and a uniform system of measurement for international communication between natural philosophers.

Births

Deaths

    gollark: Wikipedia says "stenotype" is faster. I wonder if anyone's implemented that.
    gollark: As I said, from what I've heard, it was just designed to stop them jamming by spreading the keys out, not by making you type slower; I shall have to check.
    gollark: which is not the same thing.
    gollark: Apparently it was designed to put frequently accessed keys far away from each other.
    gollark: I've heard that QWERTY was designed to slow you down and I don't think it's true.

    References

    1. Morton, Leslie T. (1943). A Medical Bibliography; a check-list of texts illustrating the history of the medical sciences. London: Grafton.
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