1601 in science

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The year 1601 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.

Computer science

• January 1 – Retrospectively the epoch reference date from which ANSI dates are counted in COBOL and other computer languages, and the base of file and Active Directory Logon dates in Microsoft Windows.^[1][2]

Exploration

• August 26 – Olivier van Noort completes his circumnavigation of the world.

Mathematics

• Johannes Kepler is appointed imperial mathematician to the Habsburg Empire.

Physiology and medicine

• Giulio Cesare Casseri publishes a treatise on the anatomy of the vocal and auditory organs Latin: De vocis auditusque organis historia anatomica in Ferrara.

Births

• August 20 – Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (d. 1665)
• possible date – Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, English inventor (d. 1667)

Deaths

• October 24 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (b. 1546)

References

1. "INFO: Working with the FILETIME Structure". Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. "Dandelions, VCR Clocks, and Last Logon Times: These Are a Few of Our Least Favorite Things". Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-10-25.