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1634 in science

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The year 1634 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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  • Johannes Kepler's fictional account of the view from the Moon Somnium (written 1608) is published posthumously by his son.[1]

Botany

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  • Thomas Johnson begins publishing Mercurius Botanicus, including a list of indigenous British plants.[2]

Mathematics

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Medicine

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Zoology

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Institutions

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References

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  1. ^ Christianson, Gale E. (1976). "Kepler's Somnium: Science Fiction and the Renaissance Scientist". Science Fiction Studies. 3 (1): 79–90. ISSN 0091-7729. JSTOR 4239001.
  2. ^ Boulger, George Simonds (1892). "Johnson, Thomas (d.1644)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. pp. 47–48.
  3. ^ Auger, Léon (1962). Un savant méconnu, Gilles Personne de Roberval, 1602-1675: son activité intellectuelle dans les domaines mathématique, physique, mécanique et philosophique. Paris: Blanchard.
  4. ^ "Bourgeois, Louyse". Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2005. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  5. ^ Lee, Sidney (1894). "Moffett, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. pp. 101–103.
  6. ^ Hollier, Denis (1998-08-19). A New History of French Literature. Harvard University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-674-25461-9.