1611 in science

1611 in science
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List of years in science (Table)
… 1601 • 1602 • 1603 • 1604 • 1605 • 1606 • 1607 • 1608 • 1609 • 1610 – 1611 – 1612 • 1613 • 1614 • 1615 • 1616 • 1617 • 1618 • 1619 • 1620 • 1621 …
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… 1608 • 1609 • 1610 – 1611 – 1612 • 1613 • 1614 … … 1580s • 1590s • 1600s – 1610s – 1620s • 1630s • 1640s … … 16th century – 17th century – 18th century …
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The year 1611 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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1 Astronomy
2 Technology
3 Births
4 Deaths

Astronomy

Sunspots are first observed telescopically by Frisian astronomers Johannes Fabricius and David Fabricius; their discovery is overlooked however, and the first sighting is claimed a few months later by Galileo Galilei and Christoph Scheiner.

Technology

Births

January 28 - Johannes Hevelius, German astronomer (died 1687)

Deaths

Henry Hudson, English explorer (born c1565)

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