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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==
Life sciences
•
Jan Swammerdam
observes
red blood cell
s (in the
frog
) with the aid of a
microscope
. • Samuel Volckertzoon observes a
quokka
on
Rottnest Island
. ==Mathematics==
Mathematics
•
Christopher Wren
gives the first published proof of the
arc length
of a
cycloid
. ==Publication==
Publication
• Posthumous publication of Arzneibüchlein, pharmacopoeia compiled by Anna von
Diesbach
. ==Births==
Births
• March 5 –
Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac
,
French
explorer (died
1730
) • April 2 -
Pierre Pomet
, French pharmacist (died
1699
) • April 8 -
Georges Mareschal
, French surgeon (died
1736
) •
unknown date
–
Nicolas Andry
, French
physician
(died
1742
) ==Deaths==
Deaths
• January 9 -
Pierre-Jean Fabre
, French physician and alchemist (born
1588
) • October 22 –
Charles Bouvard
, French
herbalist
(born
1572
) ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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