1685 in science
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The year 1685 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Medicine
- Charles Allen publishes the first book in English on dentistry, The Operator for the Teeth.[1]
- Govert Bidloo publishes an atlas of human anatomy, Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams, with plates by Gerard de Lairesse.
Technology
- Menno van Coehoorn publishes his principal treatise on fortification, Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont, in Leeuwarden.
Births
- August 18 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician (died 1731)
- November 17 – Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, French Canadian explorer (died 1749)
Deaths
- November 23 – Bernard de Gomme, military engineer in England (born 1620)
- December 12 – John Pell, English mathematician (born 1610)
References
- ↑ "The Story of Dentistry – Timeline". British Dental Association. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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