The year 1630 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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Astronomy edit
- Following his recently completed Rudolphine Tables, Kepler predicts a transit of Mercury on 7 November 1631 and a transit of Venus on 6 December 1631. He writes an "admonition" to astronomers to prepare for observations on these dates, which is published after his death by Jacob Bartsch.[1]
Mathematics edit
- Pierre de Fermat studies the curve later known as the "Witch of Agnesi".
Microscopy edit
- Francesco Stelluti's Persio tradotto in verso schiolto e dichiarato, published in Rome, is the first book to contain images of organisms viewed through the microscope.[2]
Technology edit
- Cornelius Drebbel produces an early form of magic lantern or slide projector.[3]
Events edit
- The first laws prohibiting gambling in America are passed.
Births edit
- July 19 – François Cureau de La Chambre, French physician (died 1680)[4]
- September 13 – Olof Rudbeck, Swedish physiologist (died 1702)
- October – Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (died 1677)
- possible date – Johann Kunckel, German chemist (died 1703)
Deaths edit
- November 15 – Johannes Kepler, astronomer (born 1571)
- Federico Cesi, founder of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, in Rome, Italy (born 1586)
- Johannes Schreck (also known as Johannes Terrenz or Terrentius), explorer (born 1576)
References edit
- ^ van Helden, Albert (1976). "The Importance of the Transit of Mercury of 1631". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 7: 1. Bibcode:1976JHA.....7....1V. doi:10.1177/002182867600700101. S2CID 22091697.
- ^ Norman, Jeremy. "The First Book to Contain Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope (1630)". History of Knowledge. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ Richardson, Matthew (2001). The Penguin Book of Firsts. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. ISBN 0-14-302771-9.
- ^ L'Anthropologie (in French). Masson. 1894. p. 270.