1601 in science

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The year 1601 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.

See also: 1600 in science, other events of 1601, 1602 in science, and the list of years in science.

Contents 1 Exploration 2 Mathematics 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Exploration

• Olivier van Noort completes his circumnavigation of the world.

[edit] Mathematics

• Johannes Kepler is appointed imperial mathematician to the Habsburg Empire.

[edit] Births

• August 20 - Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician. (died 1665)

[edit] Deaths

• Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer. (born 1546)