| content |
| List of years in science (Table) |
|---|
| … 1599 • 1600 • 1601 • 1602 • 1603 • 1604 • 1605 • 1606 • 1607 • 1608 – 1609 – 1610 • 1611 • 1612 • 1613 • 1614 • 1615 • 1616 • 1617 • 1618 • 1619 … |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1606 • 1607 • 1608 – 1609 – 1610 • 1611 • 1612 … … 1570s • 1580s • 1590s – 1600s – 1610s • 1620s • 1630s … … 16th century – 17th century – 18th century … |
| Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more |
The year 1609 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Contents |
Astronomy
- Johannes Kepler publishes his first two laws of planetary motion.
Technology
- Cornelius Drebbel invents the thermostat.
Publications
- Johannes Kepler publishes Astronomia Nova, with his first two laws of planetary motion.
- Hugo Grotius - Mare liberum.
Births
- June 29 - Pierre Paul Riquet, French engineer and canal builder (died 1680)
- October 8 - John Clarke, English physician (died 1676)
Deaths
- Oswald Croll, German chemist and physician (born c1560)
- Charles de L'Ecluse, (or Clusius), French botanist who published one of the earliest known books on Spanish flora (born 1525)
