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The year 1684 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Events

• Paris, France becomes the world's largest city.

Mathematics

• Gottfried Leibniz publishes the first account of differential calculus.

Physics

• Isaac Newton proves that planets moving under an inverse-square force law will obey Kepler's laws

Births

Deaths

• Edme Mariotte, French physicist known for his recognition of Boyle's law (born 1620)