1643 in science

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The year 1643 in science and technology.

See also: 1642 in science, other events of 1643, 1644 in science, list of years in science.

Contents 1 Exploration 2 Meteorology 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Exploration

• January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers the Tonga archipelago.

[edit] Meteorology

• Evangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• November 3 - John Bainbridge, astronomer (born 1582)
• November 3 - Paul Guldin, mathematician and astronomer (born 1577)