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The year 1639 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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Technology
Astronomy
- November 24 - Jeremiah Horrocks, an English astronomer, observes the transit of Venus
Exploration
- The Casiquiare canal, a river forming a natural canal between the Amazon River and Orinoco River basins, is first encountered by Europeans
Births
- December 18 - Gottfried Kirch, German astronomer (died 1710)
- c. 1639 - Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French explorer (died 1710)