1622 in science
The year 1622 in science and technology involved some significant events.Mathematics
- The slide rule is invented by William Oughtred, an English mathematician, and later becomes the calculating tool of choice until the electronic calculator takes over in the early 1970s.
Physiology and medicine
- Gaspare Aselli discovers the lacteal vessels of the lymphatic system.
- Flemish anatomist Giulio Casserio publishes Nova anatomia in Frankfurt, containing clear copperplate engravings of the human anatomy.
Technology
- February 22 – An English patent is granted for Dud Dudley's process for smelting iron ore with coke.
Births
- January 28 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer
- March 10 – Johann Rahn, Swiss mathematician
- April 5 – Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist
- undated – Jean Pecquet, French anatomist
Deaths
- January 23 – William Baffin, English explorer and navigator
- February 19 – Sir Henry Savile, English polymath and benefactor
- April 13 – Katharina Kepler, German healer and mother of Johannes Kepler
- May 15 – Petrus Plancius, Flemish cartographer and cosmographer
