1637 in science
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The year 1637 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1636 in science, other events of 1637, 1638 in science and the list of years in science.
[edit] Mathematics
- René Descartes introduces the Cartesian coordinate system in his work La Géométrie.
[edit] Births
- February 12 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch naturalist, founder of both comparative anatomy and entomology (died 1680)
