1685 in science
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The year 1685 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Medicine
- Charles Allen publishes the first book in English on dentistry, The Operator for the Teeth.[1]
- Govert Bidloo publishes an atlas of human anatomy, Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams, with plates by Gerard de Lairesse.
[edit] Technology
- Menno van Coehoorn publishes his principal treatise on fortification, Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont, in Leeuwarden.
[edit] Births
- August 18 - Brook Taylor, English mathematician (died 1731)
- November 17 - Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, French Canadian explorer (died 1749)
[edit] Deaths
- November 23 - Bernard de Gomme, military engineer in England (born 1620)
- December 12 - John Pell, English mathematician (born 1610)
