1592 in science

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

List of years in science (table)

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

Technology

Institutions

Births

Deaths

References

  1. "Thermometer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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