Overview of the events of 1638 in science
The year 1638 in science and technology involved some significant events.
- January 1 (NS January 11) – Nicolas Steno, Danish pioneer of geology (died 1686)
- March 28 – Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (died 1731)
- April 19 - Niccolao Manucci, Italian physician, writer and traveller (died 1717)
- May 11 – Guy-Crescent Fagon, French physician and botanist (died 1718)
- June 8 – Pierre Magnol, French botanist (died 1715)
- June 29 - Heinrich Meibom, German physician and scholar (died 1700)
- July 22 - Theodor Kerckring, Dutch anatomist and chemical physician (died 1693)
- November 21 - Luca Tozzi, Italian physician (died 1717)
- November – James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (died 1675)
- Paolo Falconieri, Florentine polymath (died 1704)