1610 in science
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The year 1610 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Galileo Galilei publishes his initial telescopic observations in a short treatise entitled Sidereus Nuncius (Sidereal Messenger). In the same year he discovers Jupiter's four largest satellites (moons): Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
- Johannes Fabricius is the first to observe sunspots by telescope.
- The Orion Nebula is discovered by Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc.
[edit] Technology
- Jean Beguin publishes Tyrocinium Chymicum, first lecture book about chemistry.
- Tinsel is invented by a German silversmith, who uses real silver for the metal strands.
- Bagels are created in Krakow, Poland and given as gifts to women after childbirth.
[edit] Births
- March 1 - John Pell, English mathematician (died 1685)
- William Gascoigne, scientist.
[edit] Deaths
- December 31 - Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (born 1540)
