1690 in science
The year 1690 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also: 1689 in science, other events of 1690, 1691 in science and the list of years in science.
Astronomy Giovanni Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiter's atmosphere. Earliest recorded sighting of the planet Uranus, by John Flamsteed, who mistakenly catalogues it as the star 34 Tauri
Births March 18 - Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (died 1764) Jan Frederik Gronovius, Dutch botanist (died 1762)
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