1598 in science
Encyclopedia
The year 1598 in science
and technology
involved some significant events.
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
involved some significant events.
Exploration
- Spanish prospectors discover the Ojuela Mine.
- The northern islands of the FalklandFalkland-Places:*Falkland, British Columbia, Canada*Falkland, Nova Scotia, Canada*Falkland Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada*Falkland, Newbury, a ward of Newbury, Berkshire, England.*Falkland, Fife, a burgh in Fife, Scotland....
group are discovered.
Zoology
- Europeans sight the DodoDodoThe dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
bird (Raphus Cucullatus) after discovering the island of MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
during the voyage of Jacob van Neck and Wijbrandt; it will become extinct around 16811681 in scienceThe year 1681 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Births:* August 12 - Vitus Bering, Danish explorer...
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Births
- April 17 - Giovanni Battista RiccioliGiovanni Battista RiccioliGiovanni Battista Riccioli was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order...
, ItalianItalian peopleThe Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
(d. 16711671 in scienceThe year 1671 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Births:* October 1 - Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician -Deaths:* June 25 - Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer...
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Deaths
- October 11 - Joachim Camerarius the YoungerJoachim Camerarius the YoungerJoachim Camerarius the Younger was a German physician, botanist, and humanist scholar.-Life:...
, German physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and botanist (b. 15341534 in scienceThe year 1534 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.-Exploration:* April 20–September 5 - Expedition of Jacques Cartier to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.** May 10 - Cartier reaches Newfoundland....
) - Roch Le BaillifRoch Le BaillifRoch Le Baillif, Sieur de la Riviere was a French physician, influenced by Paracelsianism. He was prosecuted for practicing medicine contrary to the official teaching of the Sorbonne.- Works :...
, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
physician (b. 15401540 in scienceThe year 1540 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.-Chemistry:* Valerius Cordus discovers and describes a method of synthesizing ether by adding sulfuric acid to ethyl alcohol....
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