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1630 in science

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The year 1630 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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Mathematics

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Microscopy

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  • Francesco Stelluti's Persio tradotto in verso schiolto e dichiarato, published in Rome, is the first book to contain images of organisms viewed through the microscope.[2]

Technology

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Events

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  • The first laws prohibiting gambling in America are passed.

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ van Helden, Albert (1976). "The Importance of the Transit of Mercury of 1631". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 7: 1. Bibcode:1976JHA.....7....1V. doi:10.1177/002182867600700101. S2CID 22091697.
  2. ^ Norman, Jeremy. "The First Book to Contain Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope (1630)". History of Knowledge. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  3. ^ Richardson, Matthew (2001). The Penguin Book of Firsts. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. ISBN 0-14-302771-9.
  4. ^ L'Anthropologie (in French). Masson. 1894. p. 270.