1658 in science
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The year 1658 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Astronomy
- approx. date – Kamalakara compiles his major work, Siddhāntatattvaviveka, in Varanasi.
Life sciences
- Jan Swammerdam observes red blood cells (in the frog) with the aid of a microscope.[1][2]
Births
- March 5 – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (died 1730)
- April 2 - Pierre Pomet, French pharmacist (died 1699)
- unknown date – Nicolas Andry, French physician (died 1742)
Deaths
- October 22 – Charles Bouvard, French herbalist (born 1572)
References
- ↑ "Swammerdam, January (1637–1680)". McGraw Hill AccessScience. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ↑ "Red Gold – Blood History 1000–1699". PBS. 2002. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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