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1684 in science

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The year 1684 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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Mathematics

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Publications

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  • Robert Boyle publishes Experiments and Considerations about the Porosity of Bodies, the first work on this topic.
  • Raymond Vieussens publishes Neurographia universalis, a "pioneering work" on the nervous system.[1]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Vergani, Francesco; Morris, Christopher M.; Mitchell, Patrick; Duffau, Hugues (December 2012). "Raymond de Vieussens and his contribution to the study of white matter anatomy". Journal of Neurosurgery. 117 (6): 1070–1075. doi:10.3171/2012.8.JNS12387.