1604 in science
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The year 1604 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, is observed. As of 2006, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
[edit] Exploration
- France begins settling French Guiana.
- Russian city of Tomsk founded, in Siberia.
[edit] Medicine
- Johannes Kepler describes how the eye focuses light.
[edit] Physics
- Johannes Kepler specifies the law of rectilinear propagation for light waves.
