1594 in science

The year 1594 in science and technology involved some significant events.

List of years in science (table)

Botany

Exploration

  • First voyage of Willem Barents in the Arctic Ocean in search of the North-east passage.
  • John Davis publishes a treatise on navigation, The Seamans Secrets, and invents a version of the backstaff.
  • Robert Hues publishes a practical treatise on the use of terrestrial and celestial globes in navigation, Tractatus de globis et eorum usu.

Medicine

Technology

Publications

Births

    Deaths

    • June 7 – Rodrigo Lopez, physician to Elizabeth I of England.
    • Cristóbal Acosta, physician.
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    References

    1. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 163–165. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
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