1644 in science

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The year 1644 AD in science and technology involved several significant events in mathematics, technology, and medicine.

## Mathematics

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* The Basel problem is posed by Pietro Mengoli, and will puzzle mathematicians until solved by Leonhard Euler in 1735.[1]

## Technology

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* Jacob van Eyck collaborates with the bellfounding duo Pieter and François Hemony to create the first tuned carillon in Zutphen.[2]

## Publications

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* Jan Baptist van Helmont publishes Dageraad ofte Nieuwe Opkomst der Geneeskunst ("Daybreak, or the New Rise of Medicine").[3]

## Births

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* 25 September – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer who makes the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light (died 1710)[4]

## Deaths

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* 2 July – William Gascoigne, English scientist (born 1610)[5]
* 30 December – Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (born 1580)[3]

## References

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1. ^ Sandifer, C. Edward (2007). How Euler Did It. MAA. p. 205\. ISBN 9780883855638.
2. ^ Lehr, André (1991). The Art of the Carillon in the Low Countries. Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo. ISBN 90-209-1917-2.
3. ^ a b "Jan Baptista van Helmont - Belgian scientist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
4. ^ "Ole Rømer - Danish astronomer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
5. ^ Vaquero, J. M.; Vázquez, M. (2009). The Sun Recorded Through History. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 236\. ISBN 9780387927909.

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