1673 in science

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## Mathematics

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* John Kersey begins publication of The Elements of that Mathematical Art Commonly Called Algebra.
* Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz rediscovers the arctangent series and obtains the Leibniz formula for π as the special case.[1]
* Samuel Morland publishes A Perpetual Almanack and Several Useful Tables.[2]

## Microbiology

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* Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's observations with the microscope are first published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

## Physics

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* Christiaan Huygens publishes his mathematical analysis of the pendulum, Horologium Oscillatorium sive de motu pendulorum.

## Births

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* August 10 – Johann Konrad Dippel, German theologian, alchemist and physician (died 1734)
* August 11 – Richard Mead, English physician (died 1754)

## Deaths

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* May 6 – Werner Rolfinck, German scientist (born 1599)
* August 17 – Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist who discovered the ovarian follicles (born 1641)
* December 15 – Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, English natural philosopher (born 1623)[3]

## References

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1. ^ Roy, Ranjan (1990). "The Discovery of the Series Formula for π by Leibniz, Gregory and Nilakantha" (PDF). Mathematics Magazine. 63 (5): 291–306\. doi:10.1080/0025570X.1990.11977541.π+by+Leibniz,+Gregory+and+Nilakantha&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=5&rft.pages=291-306&rft.date=1990&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/0025570X.1990.11977541&rft.aulast=Roy&rft.aufirst=Ranjan&rft_id=https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/images/upload_library/22/Allendoerfer/1991/0025570x.di021167.02p0073q.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1673+in+science" class="Z3988">
2. ^ Dickinson, H. W. (1970). Sir Samuel Morland: diplomat and inventor 1625-1695. Cambridge: Heffer for the Newcomen Society. ISBN 0-85270-061-X.
3. ^ "Margaret Cavendish". The British Library. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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