1612 in science
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The year 1612 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Astronomy
- The first description of the Andromeda Galaxy based on observations by telescope is given by Simon Marius.[1]
- December 28 – Galileo observes the planet Neptune for the first time when it is in conjunction with Jupiter, but mistakenly catalogues it as a fixed star because of its extremely slow motion along the ecliptic, and it will not be properly identified until 1846.[2]
Medicine
- Santorio Sanctorius puts the thermometer to medical use.[3]
Births
- approx. date – William Gascoigne, English inventor (died 1644)[4]
Deaths
- February – John Gerard, English herbalist (born c. 1545)[5]
- February 6 - Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1537)[6]
- February 12 - Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (born 1563)[7]
- November 20 – Sir John Harington, English inventor (born 1561)[8]
References
- ^ "Andromeda Galaxy". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Hussey, John (2014). Bang to Eternity and Betwixt: Cosmos. John Hussey. p. 1944.
- ^ "Santorio Santorio - Italian physician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Vaquero, J. M.; Vázquez, M. (2009). The Sun Recorded Through History. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 236. ISBN 9780387927909.
- ^ "John Gerard - English herbalist and author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "The Galileo Project". galileo.rice.edu. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Jodocus Hondius". brbl-dl.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Sir John Harington - English author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.