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1619 in science

The year 1619 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1618 in science, other events of 1619, 1620 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Astronomy 2 Births 3 Deaths

Astronomy

• Publication of Johannes Kepler's third law of planetary motion

Births

Deaths

• Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist and embryologist (born 1537)
• Hans Lippershey, Dutch lensmaker, credited with inventing the telescope in 1608 (born c1570)

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