1612 in science
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The year 1612 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- The first description of the Andromeda Galaxy based on telescopic observation was given by Simon Marius
[edit] Medicine
- Santorio Sanctorius puts the thermometer to medical use.
[edit] Births
- William Gascoigne (circa 1612) British inventor (died 1644)
[edit] Deaths
- Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1537)
