Apr
21
The year 1627 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Technology
Astronomy
Exploration
- The Dutch ship the Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by Francois Thijssen, sails along the south coast of Australia
Medicine
Physics
Births
- January 25 - Robert Boyle, a founder of modern chemistry (died 1691)
- November 29 - John Ray, English naturalist (died 1705)














