1600 in science

none 1600 science 1600 The year 1600 CE in science and technology included some significant events. Astronomy January 1 – Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Year's Day. February 4 – Johannes Kepler joins Tycho Brahe as his assistant at the castle of Benátky, near Prague.Surprenante gravité Focus science François Rothen Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes 2009 978-2-88074-774-9 61 https://books.google.com/books?id=Fok93e_83NwC&pg=PA161 2011-08-05 February 17 – Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.Bernard Grun The Timetables of History 3rd New York Simon & Schuster 1991 0-671-74919-6 1600 registration https://archive.org/details/timetablesofhist1991grun July – Danish astronomer Longomontanus arrives in Prague, where he works with the Moon orbital theory; he brings the rest of Tycho's astronomical instruments with him. Biology University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden established.https://snm.ku.dk/english/about_the_museum/museetshistorie/ History of the museum 2006-08-10 snm.ku.dk Natural History Museum of Denmark 2020-12-23 Olivier de Serres publishes Le Théâtre d'Agriculture in France. First recorded use of the word Naturalist in its modern English sense, in Christopher Sutton's Disce Mori.naturalist, n. and adj. Oxford English Dictionary online version Oxford University Press http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/125338 2011-12-20 December 2011 Earth sciences February 19 – The Peruvian volcano Huaynaputina erupts catastrophically. This is the largest known volcanic explosion in South America and triggers severe global climatic events including the Russian famine of 1601–1603.http://www.geologytimes.com/Research/1600_Eruption_Caused_Global_Disruption.asp 1600 Eruption Caused Global Disruption Geology Times 2008-04-25 2010-11-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110215095449/http://www.geologytimes.com/Research/1600_Eruption_Caused_Global_Disruption.asp 2011-02-15 Witze Alexandra The volcano that changed the world Nature.Com News Nature Publishing Group 2008-04-11 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080411/full/news.2008.747.html 2008-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517125649/http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080411/full/news.2008.747.html 17 May 2008 William Gilbert publishes De Magnete in England, describing Earth's magnetic field; beginning of the modern science of geomagnetism. Exploration January – Sebald de Weert makes the first definite sighting of the Falkland Islands. Tadoussac, France's first trading post on the mainland of New France (now Canada), is established.William F. E. Morley Chauvin de Tonnetuit, Pierre de 1 http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/chauvin_de_tonnetuit_pierre_de_1E.html 2011-06-22 History of science and technology Approximate date – Stradanus's engravings of notable inventions, Nova Reperta, begin publication by Philip Galle in the Netherlands. Mathematics approx. date – Ludolph van Ceulen computes the first 35 decimals of pi (π). Physics William Gilbert coins the Latin word "electricus" to describe electricity. Technology Simon Stevin invents a carriage propelled by sails. Births Early ? – Dud Dudley, English metallurgist (died 1684) November – John Ogilby, Scottish cartographer (died 1676) approx. date – Lionel Lockyer, English quack doctor (died 1672) approx. date – Martine Bertereau, French mineralogist Deaths February 15 – José de Acosta, Spanish naturalist (born 1539) February 17 – Giordano Bruno (born 1548), Italian, Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, astrologer and astronomer is burned at the stake in the Campo de' Fiori by the Roman Inquisition for heresy. In the 19th and 20th centuries, he becomes regarded as a martyr for free thoughtArturo Labriola Giordano Bruno: Martyrs of free thought no. 1 and modern scientific ideas. September 1 – Tadeáš Hájek, Czech medical doctor and astronomer (born 1525) References Category:17th century in science Category:1600s in science