1611 in science
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The year 1611 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Sunspots are first observed telescopically by Frisian astronomers Johannes Fabricius and David Fabricius; their discovery is overlooked however, and the first sighting is claimed a few months later by Galileo Galilei and Christoph Scheiner.
[edit] Technology
[edit] Births
- January 28 - Johannes Hevelius, German astronomer (died 1687)
[edit] Deaths
- Henry Hudson, English explorer (born c1565)
