1666 in science
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The year 1666 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Mathematics
- Sir Isaac Newton develops differential calculus.
[edit] Physics
- Sir Isaac Newton uses a prism to split sunlight into its component colours, which helped us understand the nature of light more comprehensively. (See optical spectrum).
