1638 in science
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The year 1638 in science and technology involved some significant events.
[edit] Technology
- Galileo performed the first experiment to determine the speed of light. He concluded that the speed of light was finite and measurable.
[edit] Births
- Nicolas Steno: Dutch pioneer in early-modern geology (died 1686)
