1696 in science
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The year 1696 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1695 in science, other events of 1696, 1697 in science and the list of years in science.
Mathematics
- Guillaume François Antoine de l'Hôpital states his rule for the computation of certain limits
- Jakob Bernoulli and Johann Bernoulli solve brachistochrone problem, the first result in the calculus of variations
Births
- Henri Pitot, French physicist, inventor of the pitot tube (died 1771)
Deaths
- Jean Richer, astronomer (born 1630)