See also: 1659 in science, other events of 1660, 1661 in science and the list of years in science.
Births February 19 - Friedrich Hoffmann, physician and chemist (died 1742) April 16 - Hans Sloane, British collector and physician (died 1753) Edward Llwyd, Welsh naturalist (died 1709) Deaths May 29 - Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes (born 1615)
