The year 1649 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Biology Publication of John Jonston's Historiae naturalis in Frankfurt begins with De piscibus et cetis.
Technology Johann Schröder publishes two methods for the production of elemental Arsenic."Los Alamos Periodic Table - Arsenic" retrieved March 15, 2014
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.Serfati, M. (2005). René Descartes, Géométrie, Latin Edition (1649), French Edition (1637). In Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640-1940 (p. 1). Elsevier.
Events The semi-formal Oxford Philosophical Club of natural philosophers begins to meet; it is a predecessor of the Royal Society of London.
Births March 3 – John Floyer, English physician (died 1734)
Deaths September 6 – Robert Dudley, English-born navigator (born 1574)
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