1630 in science

Overview of the events of 1630 in science

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The year 1630 in science and technology involved some significant events.

## Astronomy

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* Following his recently completed Rudolphine Tables, Kepler predicts a transit of Mercury on 7 November 1631 and a transit of Venus on 6 December 1631. He writes an "admonition" to astronomers to prepare for observations on these dates, which is published after his death by Jacob Bartsch.[1]

## Mathematics

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* Pierre de Fermat studies the curve later known as the "Witch of Agnesi".

## Microscopy

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* Francesco Stelluti's Persio tradotto in verso schiolto e dichiarato, published in Rome, is the first book to contain images of organisms viewed through the microscope.[2]

## Technology

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* Cornelius Drebbel produces an early form of magic lantern or slide projector.[3]

## Events

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* The first laws prohibiting gambling in America are passed.

## Births

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* July 19 – François Cureau de La Chambre, French physician (died 1680)[4]
* September 13 – Olof Rudbeck, Swedish physiologist (died 1702)
* October – Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (died 1677)
* possible date – Johann Kunckel, German chemist (died 1703)

## Deaths

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* November 15 – Johannes Kepler, astronomer (born 1571)
* Federico Cesi, founder of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, in Rome, Italy (born 1586)
* Johannes Schreck (also known as Johannes Terrenz or Terrentius), explorer (born 1576)

## References

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1. ^ van Helden, Albert (1976). "The Importance of the Transit of Mercury of 1631". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 7: 1. Bibcode:1976JHA.....7....1V. doi:10.1177/002182867600700101. S2CID 22091697.
2. ^ Norman, Jeremy. "The First Book to Contain Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope (1630)". History of Knowledge. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
3. ^ Richardson, Matthew (2001). The Penguin Book of Firsts. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. ISBN 0-14-302771-9.
4. ^ L'Anthropologie (in French). Masson. 1894. p. 270.

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