1649 in science
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The year 1649 in science
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involved some significant events.
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
involved some significant events.
Mathematics
- Micheal Jones publishes the first Latin version of René DescartesRené DescartesRené Descartes ; was a French philosopher and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day...
' La GéométrieLa GéométrieLa Géométrie was published in 1637 as an appendix to Discours de la méthode , written by René Descartes. In the Discourse, he presents his method for obtaining clarity on any subject...
. His commentary makes the work understandable to the broader mathematical community. The Latin version also includes Florimond de BeauneFlorimond de BeauneFlorimond de Beaune was a French mathematician. He was a friend of René Descartes, and later wrote Notes brièves, the first important introduction to Descartes' analytic geometry....
's Notes brièves, the first important introduction to Descartes' cartesian geometry.
Deaths
- September 6 - Robert Dudley, EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born navigator (b. 15741574 in scienceThe year 1574 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Archaeology:* In Rome , in the river Tiber between the two bridges, the monument base is discovered for a statue of Simon Paeter , with inscription "Simoni Deo Sancto" .-Exploration:* Juan Fernández, a Portuguese...
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