1640 in science

List of years in science (table)

The year 1640 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Botany

  • John Parkinson publishes Theatrum Botanicum:The Theater of Plants, or, An Herbal of a Large Extent.[1]

Mathematics

Technology

  • The micrometer is developed.
  • A form of bayonet is invented; in later years it will gradually replace the pike.
  • The reticle telescope is developed and initiates the birth of sharpshooting.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Tran, Linh. "Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants, or, An Herbal of a Large Extent". Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group. Archived from the original on November 5, 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

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