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See also: 1617 in science, other events of 1618, 1619 in science and the list of years in science. The year 1617 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... The year 1619 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... The following entries cover events of a science or technology related nature which occurred in the listed year. ...

Births

• April 2 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian physicist who discovered the diffraction of light (died 1663)

Jump to: navigation, search 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Francesco Maria Grimaldi (April 2, 1618 - December 28, 1663) was an Italian mathematician and physicist who taught at the Jesuit college in Bologna. ... The year 1663 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ...

Deaths

• October 29 - Walter Raleigh, English explorer (born c1562)