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1670 in science
The year
1670 in
science
and
technology
involved some significant events.
Botany
John Ray
publishes
Catalogus plantarum Angliæ
, the basis of all later
floras
of England.
The predecessor of the
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
is opened as a
physic garden
by Drs
Robert Sibbald
and
Andrew Balfour
in
Holyrood, Edinburgh
,
Scotland
.
Earth sciences
Jean Picard
calculates the
Earth radius
to within 0.44% of the modern value.
Agostino Scilla
publishes
' ("Vain Speculation Undeceived by Sense") in
Naples
, arguing for an organic origin for fossils.
Technology
The first
longcase clock
is built in England by William Clement.
Births
February 25 âÂÂ
Maria Margarethe Kirch
born
Winckelmann
, German
astronomer
(died
1720
)
Deaths
March 10 âÂÂ
Johann Rudolf Glauber
, German
chemist
(born
1604
)
May 21 âÂÂ
Niccolò Zucchi
, Italian astronomer (born
1586
)
References