1608 in science
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The year 1608 CE in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below.
See also: 1607 in science, other events of 1608, 1609 in science, and the list of years in science.
Astronomy
- Hans Lippershey invents the refracting telescope
Births
- October 15 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (died 1647)
- Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist (died 1679)
- John Tradescant the Younger, English botanist (died 1662)