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| … 1633 • 1634 • 1635 • 1636 • 1637 • 1638 • 1639 • 1640 • 1641 • 1642 – 1643 – 1644 • 1645 • 1646 • 1647 • 1648 • 1649 • 1650 • 1651 • 1652 • 1653 … |
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| … 1640 • 1641 • 1642 – 1643 – 1644 • 1645 • 1646 … … 1610s • 1620s • 1630s – 1640s – 1650s • 1660s • 1670s … … 16th century – 17th century – 18th century … |
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The year 1643 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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Technology
- A microscope was developed by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a Dutch textile businessman and self-taught scientist.
Exploration
- January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers the Tonga archipelago.
Meteorology
- Evangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer.
Births
- January 4 - Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist (died 1727)
Deaths
- November 3 - John Bainbridge, astronomer (born 1582)
- November 3 - Paul Guldin, mathematician and astronomer (born 1577)
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