1643 in science explained

The year 1643 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Exploration

• January 21 – Abel Tasman discovers the Tonga archipelago.
• December 25 – Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company discovers Christmas Island.^[1]

Meteorology

• Evangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer.^[2]

Births

• January 4 (NS) – Isaac Newton, English physicist (died 1727)
• Jean de Fontaney, French Jesuit mathematician and astronomer (died 1710)
• Pierre Dionis, French surgeon and anatomist (died 1718)

Deaths

• April 9 – Benedetto Castelli, Italian mathematician (born 1578)
• November 3
  • John Bainbridge, English astronomer (born 1582)
  • Paul Guldin, Swiss mathematician and astronomer (born 1577)
• Sophia Brahe, Danish astronomer (born 1556)
• Gasparo Berti, Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist (born c. 1600)
• Walter Warner, English scientist (born 1563)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christmas Island history . Australian Government, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities . 2011-12-09 . 2011-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304001240/http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/christmas/culture-history/island-history.html . 2012-03-04 .
2. Book: Torricelli, Evangelista. Introduction. Lezioni Accademiche. Florence. 1715.