1612 in science explained

The year 1612 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

• The first description of the Andromeda Galaxy based on observations by telescope is given by Simon Marius.^[1]
• December 28 – Galileo observes the planet Neptune for the first time when it is in conjunction with Jupiter, but mistakenly catalogues it as a fixed star because of its extremely slow motion along the ecliptic, and it will not be properly identified until 1846.

Medicine

• Santorio Sanctorius puts the thermometer to medical use.^[2]

Births

• approx. date – William Gascoigne, English inventor (died 1644)^[3]

Deaths

• February – John Gerard, English herbalist (born c. 1545)^[4]
• February 6 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1537)^[5]
• February 12 – Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (born 1563)^[6]
• November 20 – Sir John Harington, English inventor (born 1561)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andromeda Galaxy. Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 April 2018.
2. Web site: Santorio Santorio – Italian physician. Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 April 2018.
3. Book: Vaquero. J. M.. Vázquez. M.. The Sun Recorded Through History. 2009. Springer Science & Business Media. 9780387927909. 236.
4. Web site: John Gerard – English herbalist and author. Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 April 2018.
5. Web site: The Galileo Project. galileo.rice.edu. 3 April 2018.
6. Web site: Jodocus Hondius. brbl-dl.library.yale.edu. 3 April 2018.
7. Web site: Sir John Harington – English author. Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 April 2018.