| 1608 in science |
|---|
| Fields |
| Technology |
| Social sciences |
|
| <b>Paleontology</b> |
| Extraterrestrial environment |
| Terrestrial environment |
| Other/related |
The year 1608 in science and technology involved some significant events.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:8 848 04921 8796 019
-
REAL Mermaid Sightings Around The World!
-
GED Science Test 2017
-
Really Old Science Fiction (Science Fiction History - Part 1)
Transcription
Technology
- October 2 – Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first known telescope to the government of the Dutch Republic.[1]
- The flintlock muzzleloader is invented; unlike most weapon systems which only lasted a few decades, the flintlock has a long-term impact.
- The manufacture of alum is invented and successfully practised in England, under the patronage of King James, by Lord Sheffield.
Zoology
- Edward Topsell's bestiary The Historie of Serpents is published in London by William Jaggard.
Births
- January 28 – Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist (died 1679)
- August 4 – John Tradescant the younger, English botanist (died 1662)
- October 15 – Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (died 1647)[2]
Deaths
- December – Oswald Croll, German chemist and physician (born c1560)
References
- ^ Burke, James (1978). Connections. London: Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 0-333-24827-9.
- ^ "Evangelista Torricelli – Italian physicist and mathematician". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
This page was last edited on 3 January 2024, at 19:47