1640 in science
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The year 1640 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Technology
- The micrometer is developed.
- A form of bayonet is invented, and in later years, it will gradually replace the pike.
- The reticle telescope is developed and initiates the birth of sharpshooting.
[edit] Mathematics
- Blaise Pascal discovers, at the age of 16, the properties of the hexagrammum mysticum.
- Fermat discovers that an odd prime p can be written as the sum of two squares.
[edit] Computer science
- Blaise Pascal’s machine is developed: it will often be cited as the first calculator.
[edit] Exploration
- The Cape Verde Island of Sal is discovered, originally named "Llana" (meaning "flat").
[edit] Births
- April 1 - Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (died 1697)
