1601 in science
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The year 1601 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.
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[edit] Computer science
- January 1 (1601-01-01) - Retrospectively the epoch reference date from which ANSI dates are counted in COBOL and other computer languages, and the base of file and Active Directory Logon dates in Microsoft Windows.[1][2]
[edit] Exploration
- August 26 - Olivier van Noort completes his circumnavigation of the world.
[edit] Mathematics
- Johannes Kepler is appointed imperial mathematician to the Habsburg Empire.
[edit] Births
- August 20 - Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (d. 1665)
[edit] Deaths
- October 24 - Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (b. 1546)
[edit] References
- ^ "INFO: Working with the FILETIME Structure". Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188768. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Dandelions, VCR Clocks, and Last Logon Times: These Are a Few of Our Least Favorite Things". Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/win2003/lastlogon.mspx. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
