1672 in science
The year 1672 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also: 1671 in science, other events of 1672, 1673 in science and the list of years in science.
Astronomy John Flamsteed determines the solar parallax from observations of Mars Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn Sir Isaac Newton reads 1st Optiks paper before Royal Society of London
Births
Deaths Simon Dezhnev, Russian Cossack navigator, who in 1648 made the first recorded voyage through the Bering Strait (born 1605)
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