1649 in science
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The year 1649 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Technology
- Arsenic is discovered: melts at 814 °C.
[edit] Mathematics
- Frans van Schooten publishes the first Latin version of René Descartes' La Géométrie. His commentary makes the work understandable to the broader mathematical community. The Latin version also includes Florimond de Beaune's Notes brièves, the first important introduction to Descartes' cartesian geometry.
