1608 in science
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The year 1608 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Hans Lippershey invents the refracting telescope.
[edit] Technology
- Binoculars are invented, when spectacle maker Hans Lippershey conjoins two telescopic tubes to view subjects from great distances.
- The flintlock muzzleloader is invented; unlike most weapon systems which only lasted a few decades, the flintlock has a longterm impact.
- The manufacture of alum is invented and successfully practised in England, under the patronage of King James, by Lord Sheffield.
[edit] Births
- January 28 - Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist (died 1679)
- October 15 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (died 1647)
- John Tradescant the younger, English botanist (died 1662)
