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Overview of the events of 1642 in science
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1642 in science
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The year
1642 in
science
and
technology
involved some significant events.
Astronomy
Rundetårn
astronomical observatory
for the
University of Copenhagen
is completed, as is also the
Panzano Observatory
.
Computing
19-year-old
Blaise Pascal
begins to develop the
Pascaline
, the first practical
mechanical calculator
, initially to help with the recording of taxes.
[1]
Exploration
November 24 –
Abel Tasman
,
Dutch
explorer
, is the first European known to sight
Tasmania
, which he names
Anthoonij van Diemenslandt
.
[2]
December 13 – Tasman is the first European known to sight
New Zealand
.
Technology
Opening throughout of the
Briare Canal
in France, the first
summit level canal
in Europe built using
pound locks
.
The printmaking process of
mezzotint
is developed by
Ludwig von Siegen
.
Births
March
(possible date)
–
Seki Takakazu
,
Japanese
mathematician
(died
1708
)
December 25 (
OS
) –
Isaac Newton
,
English
polymath
(died
1727
)
Deaths
January 8 –
Galileo Galilei
,
Italian
astronomer
(born
1564
)
References
^
Marguin, Jean (1994).
Histoire des instruments et machines à calculer: trois siècles de mécanique pensante 1642-1942
. Paris: Hermann. p. 48.
ISBN
978-2-7056-6166-3
.
^
"Isaac Gilsemans Original Chart of the Discovery of Tasmania, 24 Nov. to 5 Dec. 1642"
.
National Library of Australia
. Archived from
the original
on 29 June 2011
. Retrieved
2011-05-19
.
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