1612 in science

none thumb | right | A 1612 method of observation of the sun 1612 science 1612 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.Andromeda Galaxy https://www.britannica.com/place/Andromeda-Galaxy Encyclopædia Britannica 3 April 2018 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. Medicine Santorio Sanctorius puts the thermometer to medical use.Santorio Santorio – Italian physician https://www.britannica.com/biography/Santorio-Santorio Encyclopædia Britannica 3 April 2018 Births approx. date – William Gascoigne, English inventor (died 1644)Vaquero J. M. Vázquez M. The Sun Recorded Through History 2009 Springer Science & Business Media 9780387927909 236 https://books.google.com/books?id=iWkyiEeiyksC&pg=PA236 Deaths February – John Gerard, English herbalist (born c. 1545)John Gerard – English herbalist and author https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Gerard Encyclopædia Britannica 3 April 2018 February 6 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1537)The Galileo Project http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/clavius.html galileo.rice.edu 3 April 2018 February 12 – Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (born 1563)Jodocus Hondius https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Hondius%2C+Jodocus%2C+1563-1612 brbl-dl.library.yale.edu 3 April 2018 November 20 – Sir John Harington, English inventor (born 1561)Sir John Harington – English author https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Harington Encyclopædia Britannica 3 April 2018 References Category:1612 Category:17th century in science Category:1610s in science