1671 in science
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The year 1671 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Astronomy
- Completion of Paris Observatory, the world's first such national institution.[1]
Mathematics
- Sawaguchi Kazuyuki (沢口 一之?) publishes Kokin-Sanpo-Ki (古今算法之記), in which he gives the first comprehensive applied account of Chinese algebra in Japan.
Medicine
- Publication of Les secrets de la medecine des Chinois, the first Western book on traditional Eastern medicine, in Grenoble.
Physics
- Jacques Rohault publishes Traité de physique in Paris, disseminating Cartesian physics.
Births
- October 1 – Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (died 1742)
Deaths
- June 25 – Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer (born 1598)
References
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