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1680 in science

The year 1680 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy
• 14 November NSGreat Comet of 1680 observed by Gottfried Kirch, the first comet discovered by telescope. ==Biology==
Biology
• English comparative anatomist Edward Tyson publishes Phocæna, or The anatomy of a porpess, dissected at Gresham Colledge, concluding that the porpoise is a mammal. • Robert Morison publishes Plantarum Historiae Universalis Oxoniensis, Pars Secunda, seu Herbarum Distributio Nova per Tabulas Cognationis et Affinitatis ex Libro Naturae observata et detecta, utilising his method of taxonomy. ==Chemistry==
Chemistry
• 30 September – Robert Boyle reports to the Royal Society of London his manufacture of phosphorus. He uses it to ignite sulfur-tipped wooden splints, forerunners of the match. ==Physics==
Physics
• 8 July – Robert Hooke observes the nodal patterns associated with the vibrations of glass plates. ==Births==
Deaths
• 17 February – Jan Swammerdam, Dutch naturalist, founder of both comparative anatomy and entomology (born 1637) • 22 March – François Cureau de La Chambre, French physician (born 1630) • Marie Meurdrac, French chemist and alchemist (born 1610) ==References==
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