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1580 in science

List of years in science (table)
  • Art
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Philosophy

The year 1580 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Astronomy

  • The Constantinople Observatory of Taqi ad-Din is destroyed by Sultan Selim II.

Exploration

Medicine

  • Severe outbreak of smallpox in Venezuela: it strikes the Caracas and other Indians in the North and greatly weakens Indian resistance to the Spanish colonizing of the region. [1]

Geology

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ George C. Kohn, Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence : From ancient times to the present, Infobase Publishing, 2007, p. 436.
  2. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 160–162. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  3. ^ "Jan Baptista van Helmont - Belgian scientist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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