The year 1600 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... Technology (Gr. ...

See also: 1599 in science, other events of 1600, 1601 in science, and the list of years in science. Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... The year 1601 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. ... The following entries cover events of a science or technology related nature which occurred in the listed year. ...

Exploration

• December 31 - British East India Company is founded.
• Tadoussac, France's first trading post on the mainland of New France (now Canada), is established

December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Tadoussac was Frances first trading post on the mainland of New France (now in Quebec, Canada). ... New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ...

Geology

• William Gilbert publishes De Magnete which describes the Earth's magnetic field and is the beginning of modern geomagnetism.

William Gilbert (or William Gylberde) born May 24, 1544, Colchester, England died of bubonic plague December 10, 1603, London? English physician to Elizabeth I and James I and scientific researcher into magnetism and electricity. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... Current flowing through a wire produces a magnetic field (M) around the wire. ... The cause of Earths magnetic field (the surface magnetic field) is not known for certain, but is possibly explained by dynamo theory. ...

Mathematics

• Ludolph van Ceulen computed the first 35 decimals of π at about this time.

Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540–31 December 1610) was a German mathematician who emigrated to the Netherlands. ... The minuscule, or lower-case, pi The mathematical constant π represents the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter and is commonly used in mathematics, physics, and engineering. ...

Physics

• William Gilbert coins the word electricity.

Electricity is a property of certain subatomic particles (e. ...

Technology

• Simon Stevin invents a carriage propelled by sails.

Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Belgian mathematician and engineer. ... Tourists in a vis-a-vis, Prague The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. ... A sail is a surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind. ...

Births

• November : John Ogilby (d. 1676), cartographer

John Ogilby (1600-1676) was a British writer and cartographer. ... The year 1676 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... Cartography is the study of map making and cartographers are map makers. ...

Deaths