1624 in science
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The year 1624 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1623 in science, other events of 1624, 1625 in science and the list of years in science.
Births
- Thomas Sydenham, English physician, the first person to recommend the use of quinine for relieving symptoms of malaria (died 1689)
Deaths
- December 5 - Gaspard Bauhin (b. 1560), Swiss botanist and physician who developed an important early plant classification system.
- December 26 - Simon Marius (b. 1573), German astronomer.