- 1676 in science
The year 1676 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Astronomy
* Danish astronomer
Ole Rømer (1644-1710) measures thespeed of light by observing the eclipses of Jupiter's moons: Roemer obtains a speed of only 140,000 miles per second, which is approximately 25% too slow.* Foundation of the
Royal Greenwich Observatory .Medicine
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Antony Van Leeuwenhoek discoversbacteria , observed with themicroscope .Births
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Deaths
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John Ogilby , English map-maker (born 1600)
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