1597 in science
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The year 1597 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman define 12 southern constellations (1595-1597), introduced later by Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria: Apus, Chamaeleon, Dorado, Grus (constellation), Hydrus, Indus (constellation), Musca, Pavo (constellation), Phoenix (constellation), Triangulum Australe, Tucana, Volans.
[edit] Zoology
[edit] Exploration
[edit] Births
- April 13 - Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Italian astronomer (died 1660)
[edit] Deaths
- February 6 - Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (born 1529)
