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1688 in science

The year 1688 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.

Astronomy
• The constellation Sceptrum Brandenburgicum is named by Gottfried Kirch. ==Exploration==
Exploration
• A French Jesuit scientific mission led by Jean de Fontaney arrives in China. ==Mathematics==
Mathematics
Simon de la Loubère introduces the Siamese method for constructing any size of n-odd magic square to Western Europe. ==Technology==
Technology
• Earliest known mention of the balalaika. ==Births==
Births
• January 29 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist and theologian (died 1772) • April 4 – Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (died 1768) • August 14 – Johann Leonhard Rost, German astronomer (died 1727) • September 26 – Willem 's Gravesande, Dutch polymath (died 1742) • November 15 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French Jesuit mathematician and physicist (died 1757) ==Deaths==
Deaths
• January 28 – Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit astronomer in China (born 1623) • October 9 – Claude Perrault, French architect and physicist (born 1613) • November 11 – Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, French horticulturalist (born 1626) ==References==
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