- 1611 in science
The year 1611 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Astronomy
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Sunspots are first observed telescopically by Frisian astronomersJohannes Fabricius andDavid Fabricius ; their discovery is overlooked however, and the first sighting is claimed a few months later byGalileo Galilei andChristoph Scheiner .Technology
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Births
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January 28 -Johannes Hevelius , German astronomer (died 1687)Deaths
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Henry Hudson , English explorer (born c1565 )
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