1642 in science

See also: 1641 in science, other events of 1642, 1643 in science, list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Exploration 2 Births 3 Deaths

Exploration

• Abel Janzoon Tasman, Dutch explorer, sights Tasmania, which he names Anthony Van Dieman's Land.

Deaths

• January 8 - Galileo Galilei, astronomer