1636 in science
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The year 1636 in science
and technology
involved some significant events.
Science
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and technology
Technology
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involved some significant events.
Births
- Father Jacques MarquetteJacques MarquetteFather Jacques Marquette S.J. , sometimes known as Père Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan...
, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
explorer (d. 16751675 in scienceThe year 1675 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Astronomy:* March 4 - John Flamsteed appointed as "astronomical observator", in effect, the first Astronomer Royal of England.* Giovanni Cassini discovers Saturn's Cassini Division....
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Deaths
- February 22 - SanctoriusSanctoriusSantorio Santorio , also called Santorio Santorii, Sanctorius of Padua, and various combinations of these names, was an Italian physiologist, physician, and professor. From 1611 to 1624 he was a professor at Padua where he performed experiments in temperature, respiration and weight...
, ItalianItalian peopleThe Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
physiologist (b. 15611561 in scienceThe year 1561 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.-Cartography:* Bartolomeu Velho produces a for Sebastian of Portugal.-Medicine and physiology:...
) - Louise Bourgeois BoursierLouise Bourgeois BoursierLouise Bourgeois Boursier or Louise Bourgeois or Louyse Bourgeous was a French midwife called The Scholar...
, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Royal midwifeMidwiferyMidwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
(b. 15631563 in scienceThe year 1563 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.-Medicine and physiology:* June–October - Outbreak of bubonic plague in London kills over 20,000....
) - Michal SedziwójMichal SedziwójMichał Sędziwój of Ostoja coat of arms was a Polish alchemist, philosopher, and medical doctor....
, Polish alchemistAlchemistAn alchemist is a person who practices alchemy. Alchemist may also refer to:-People and groups:*The Alchemist , a hip hop music producer and rapper*Alchemist , an Australian progressive metal band...
(b. 15661566 in scienceThe year 1566 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.-Biology:* Rembert Dodoens publishes Frumentorum, leguminum, palustrium et aquatilium herbarum, ac eorum quae eo pertinent historia at Anvers....
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