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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==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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