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1579 in science
The year
1579 in
science
and
technology
included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Exploration
June 17 âÂÂ
Francis Drake
, during his circumnavigation of the world, lands in what is now
California
, which he claims for Queen
Elizabeth I of England
as
Nova Albion
.
Physiology and medicine
Hieronymus Fabricius
discovers the membranous folds that serve as valves in the
vein
s.
Births
January 12
(bapt.)
âÂÂ
Jan Baptist van Helmont
,
Flemish
chemist
(died
1644
)
July 13 âÂÂ
Arthur Dee
,
English
physician
and
alchemist
(died
1651
)
Deaths
June 17 âÂÂ
Johannes Stadius
, Flemish
mathematician
and
astronomer
(born c.
1527
)
approx. date
âÂÂ
Hans Staden
,
German
adventurer (born c.
1525
)
References