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1592 in science

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The year 1592 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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Biology

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Geography

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  • August 9 – English explorer John Davis, commander of the Desire, probably discovers the Falkland Islands.
  • An abridgement of Muhammad al-Idrisi's 12th-century geographical compilation is published as De geographia universali or Kitāb Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī dhikr al-amṣār wa-al-aqṭār wa-al-buldān wa-al-juzur wa-al-madā’ in wa-al-āfāq in Rome.

Mathematics

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Physics

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Technology

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Institutions

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Thermometer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ Lançon, Pierre (2012). "Du bistouri à l'action politique : le destin mouvementé du chirurgien ruthénois Urbain Hémard (vers 1548-1592)" (PDF). Actes de la Société française d'histoire de l'art dentaire (in French). 17: 17–23. Retrieved 4 March 2021.