1641 in science - Definition and Overview

The year 1641 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1640 in science, other events of 1641, 1642 in science and the list of years in science.

Births

• Nehemiah Grew, English botanist and physician who made some of the early microscopical observations of plants (died 1712)
• Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist who discovered the ovarian follicles, which were later named Graafian follicles (died 1673)

Deaths

• January 3 - Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer (born c1617)