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1656 in science

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The year 1656 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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Botany

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Medicine

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Technology

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  • December 25 – Christiaan Huygens designs the first working pendulum clock, which is sufficiently accurate to be fitted with both a minute hand and a second hand.[4]

Publications

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Births

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References

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  1. ^ Eisinger, J. (July 1982). "Lead and wine: Eberhard Gockel and the colica Pictonum". Medical History. 26 (3): 279–302. doi:10.1017/s0025727300041508. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1139187. PMID 6750289.
  2. ^ Risse, Guenter B. (2005). New Medical Challenges During the Scottish Enlightenment. Amsterdam: Rodopi. p. 207. ISBN 90-420-1814-3. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  3. ^ Rosen, George (1943). The History of Miners' Diseases: a medical and social interpretation (book preview). Schuman's. p. 10. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  4. ^ Andrewes, William J. H. (2013). "Clocks and Watches: THe Leap to Precision". In Macey, Samuel L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Time. Routledge. p. 124.