1690 in science
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| List of years in science (Table) |
|---|
| … 1680 • 1681 • 1682 • 1683 • 1684 • 1685 • 1686 • 1687 • 1688 • 1689 – 1690 – 1691 • 1692 • 1693 • 1694 • 1695 • 1696 • 1697 • 1698 • 1699 • 1700 … |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1687 • 1688 • 1689 – 1690 – 1691 • 1692 • 1693 … … 1660s • 1670s • 1680s – 1690s – 1700s • 1710s • 1720s … … 16th century – 17th century – 18th century … |
| Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more |
The year 1690 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Contents |
[edit] Technology
- Denis Papin, while in Leipzig and having observed the mechanical power of atmospheric pressure on his 'digester', he builds a working model of a piston steam engine, the first of its kind.
- The first paper money is printed in America.
[edit] Astronomy
- Giovanni Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiter's atmosphere.
- Earliest recorded sighting of the planet Uranus, by John Flamsteed, who mistakenly catalogues it as the star 34 Tauri.
[edit] Births
- March 18 - Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (died 1764)
- Jan Frederik Gronovius, Dutch botanist (died 1762)
