1643 in science
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The year 1643 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Exploration
- January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers the Tonga archipelago.
- December 25 - Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company discovers Christmas Island.[1]
[edit] Meteorology
- Evangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer.
[edit] Technology
- A microscope is developed by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek of Delft (b. 1632).
[edit] Births
- January 4 (NS) - Isaac Newton, English physicist (d. 1727)
- Jean de Fontaney, French Jesuit mathematician and astronomer (d. 1710)
[edit] Deaths
- April 9 - Benedetto Castelli, Italian mathematician (b. 1578)
- November 3
- John Bainbridge, English astronomer (b. 1582)
- Paul Guldin, Swiss mathematician and astronomer (b. 1577)
- Sophia Brahe, Danish astronomer (b. 1556)
- Walter Warner, English scientist (b. 1563)
[edit] References
- ^ "Christmas Island history". Australian Government, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. 2011-11-02. http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/christmas/culture-history/island-history.html. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
