1658 in science

none thumb | right | Title page of Comenius: Orbis sensualium pictus (1658 edition). 1658 science 1658 The year 1658 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy approx. date – Kamalakara compiles his major work, Siddhāntatattvaviveka, in Varanasi. Life sciences Jan Swammerdam observes red blood cells (in the frog) with the aid of a microscope."Swammerdam, January (1637–1680)". McGraw Hill AccessScience. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.https://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/history/timeline2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020804000330/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/history/timeline2.html dead August 4, 2002 Red Gold – Blood History 1000–1699 PBS 2002 2011-10-28 Samuel Volckertzoon observes a quokka on Rottnest Island. Mathematics Christopher Wren gives the first published proof of the arc length of a cycloid. Publication Posthumous publication of Arzneibüchlein, pharmacopoeia compiled by Anna von Diesbach.Diesbach (1574-1651) Anna von 1658 Arzneibüchlein https://data.bnf.fr/fr/12416221/arzneibuchlein/ 2021-02-05 Births March 5 – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (died 1730) April 2 - Pierre Pomet, French pharmacist (died 1699)Pomet, Pierre (1658-1699) https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13015643x catalogue.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France fr April 8 - Georges Mareschal, French surgeon (died 1736)Mareschal, Georges (1658-1736) https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15372947f catalogue.bnf.fr Bibliothèque Nationale de France 6 February 2021 fr unknown date – Nicolas Andry, French physician (died 1742) Deaths January 9 - Pierre-Jean Fabre, French physician and alchemist (born 1588) October 22 – Charles Bouvard, French herbalist (born 1572) References Category:17th century in science Category:1650s in science