1670 in science

none thumb | right | Nova chart by Johannes Hevelius, appearing in the 1670 edition of the journal Philosophical Transactions, published by the Royal Society in England 1670 science 1670 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.John Ray: Catalogus plantarum Angliae https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/specialcollections/virtualexhibitions/birdsbeesandblooms/blooms/johnraycatalogusplantarumangliae/ www.gla.ac.uk 5 April 2018 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.Lost Edinburgh: The Physic Garden https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/lost-edinburgh-the-physic-garden-1-3494503 Scotsman 5 April 2018 Earth sciences Jean Picard calculates the Earth radius to within 0.44% of the modern value.Barentine John C. The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore 2015 Springer 9783319227955 308 https://books.google.com/books?id=u_7NCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA308 Agostino Scilla publishes it La vana speculazione disingannata dal senso: lettera risponsiva c. i corpi marini, che petrificati si trovano in varii luoghi terrestri ("Vain Speculation Undeceived by Sense") in Naples, arguing for an organic origin for fossils.Scilla, Agostino, 1670, La Vana Speculazione. Engraved title page. :: Emblematic Science http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm/ref/collection/emblematic/id/62 lhldigital.lindahall.org 5 April 2018 6 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040344/http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm/ref/collection/emblematic/id/62 dead Technology The first longcase clock is built in England by William Clement.Usry Terri Antique Clocks: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2015 Lulu Press, Inc 9781329632738 22 https://books.google.com/books?id=wkHPCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT22 Births February 25 – Maria Margarethe Kirch born Winckelmann, German astronomer (died 1720)Maria Kirch – German astronomer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maria-Kirch Encyclopædia Britannica 5 April 2018 Deaths March 10 – Johann Rudolf Glauber, German chemist (born 1604)The Galileo Project http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/glauber.html galileo.rice.edu 5 April 2018 May 21 – Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (born 1586)Niccolò Zucci – Italian astronomer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Niccolo-Zucchi Encyclopædia Britannica 5 April 2018 References Category:17th century in science Category:1670s in science