- 1603 in science
The year 1603 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Astronomy
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Johann Bayer publishes the star atlas "Uranometria ".Exploration
* The first successful French
colony inNorth America ,Acadia , is founded.General
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Accademia dei Lincei , the oldest scientific academy in the world, is founded inRome byFederico Celesi .Medicine
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Girolamo Fabrici studies legvein s and notices that they havevalve s which only allowblood to flow toward theheart .Births
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Abel Tasman , explorer (died1659 )Deaths
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François Viète ,mathematician . (born1540 )
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