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1604 in science

The year 1604 CE in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below.

See also: 1603 in science, other events of 1604, 1605 in science, and the list of years in science.

Astronomy

Supernova 1604 is observed. As of 2003, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.

Exploration

Luis Vaez de Torres is the first European to sail through the Torres Strait.
France begins settling French Guiana.
Russian city of Tomsk founded, in Siberia.

Medicine

Johannes Kepler describes how the eye focuses light.

Physics

Kepler specifies the laws of the rectilinear propagation of the light.

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Deaths

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1603 in science | 1604 | 1605 in science | 1670 in science | List of 'years in science' | List of years in science

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