1592 in science

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

Astronomy

Biology

Geography

  • 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

Physics

  • Galileo invents the thermometer.{{cite web|title=Thermometer|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/thermometer|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=3 April 2018|language=en}}

Technology

Institutions

Births

Deaths

  • May – Sir Thomas Cavendish, English explorer (born 1560)
  • October 14 - Urbain Hémard, French physician and dentist (born circa 1548){{cite journal |first=Pierre |last=Lançon |title=Du bistouri à l'action politique : le destin mouvementé du chirurgien ruthénois Urbain Hémard (vers 1548-1592) |journal= Actes de la Société française d'histoire de l'art dentaire |year= 2012 |volume= 17 |pages= 17-23 |url= https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/sfhad/wp-content/uploads/ACTES/RODEZ-2012/2012_05.pdf |access-date=4 March 2021|language=fr}}
  • Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Spanish explorer and scientist (born 1532)

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