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Overview of the events of 1638 in science
The year 1638 in
science and
technology involved some significant events.
- January 1 (
NS January 11) –
Nicolas Steno,
Danish pioneer of
geology (died
1686)
- March 28 –
Frederik Ruysch,
Dutch
physician and
anatomist (died
1731)
- April 19 -
Niccolao Manucci,
Italian physician, writer and traveller (died
1717)
- May 11 –
Guy-Crescent Fagon,
French physician and
botanist (died
1718)
- June 8 –
Pierre Magnol, French
botanist (died
1715)
- June 29 -
Heinrich Meibom, German physician and scholar (died
1700)
- July 22 -
Theodor Kerckring, Dutch anatomist and chemical physician (died
1693)
- November 21 -
Luca Tozzi, Italian physician (died
1717)
- November –
James Gregory,
Scottish
mathematician and
astronomer (died
1675)
-
Paolo Falconieri,
Florentine
polymath (died
1704)