1606 in science
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The year 1606 CE in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below.
See also: 1605 in science, other events of 1606, 1607 in science, and the list of years in science.
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Exploration
- Pedro Fernandez de Quiros discovered the islands which he named Austrialia del Espiritu Santo (now Vanuatu).
Physics
- At about this time, Galileo Galilei invented a thermometer based on the expansion of gas.
Births
Deaths
- Girolamo Mercuriale - Italian physician and historian