The year 1606 in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below. What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... Technology (Gr. ...

See also: 1605 in science, other events of 1606, 1607 in science, and the list of years in science. The year 1605 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill pretender Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... The year 1607 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... The following entries cover events of a science or technology related nature which occurred in the listed year. ...

Exploration

• Pedro Fernandez de Quiros discovered the islands which he named Austrialia del Espiritu Santo (now Vanuatu).

Pedro Fernández de Quirós (1565 - 1614), was a Portuguese seaman and explorer. ...

Physics

• At about this time, Galileo Galilei invented a thermometer based on the expansion of gas.

Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. ... A thermometer is a device used to measure temperatures or temperature changes. ...

Births

• Edmund Castell - Linguist

Edmund Castell (1606-1685) was an English orientalist. ... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ...

Deaths

• Girolamo Mercuriale - Italian physician and historian