1675 in science
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The year 1675 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- March 4 - John Flamsteed appointed as "astronomical observator", in effect, the first Astronomer Royal of England.[1][2]
- Giovanni Cassini discovers Saturn's Cassini Division.
[edit] Exploration
- The Antarctic Convergence is first crossed by Anthony de la Roché, who lands on South Georgia.[3]
[edit] Births
- February 28 - Guillaume Delisle, French scientist, one of the founders of modern geography (died 1726)
[edit] Deaths
- October - James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (born 1638)
- October 27 - Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (born 1602)
- November 11 - Thomas Willis, English physician (born 1621)
[edit] References
- ^ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 191–192. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Willmoth, Frances (2004). "Flamsteed, John (1646–1719)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9669. Retrieved 2011-02-04. subscription or UK public library membership required
- ^ Headland, Robert (1992). The Island of South Georgia (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521424747.
