1656 in science
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The year 1656 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Christiaan Huygens discovers that Saturn's planetary rings consist of rocks.
[edit] Technology
- Christiaan Huygens designs and builds the first working pendulum clock, which was sufficiently accurate to be fitted with both a minute hand and a second hand.
[edit] Births
- June 5 - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (died 1708)
- October 29 (Julian calendar) - Edmond Halley, English scientist (died 1742)
