Information about 1600s
| Millennia: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 |
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Many inventions and institutions are created, including Hans Lippershey with the telescope (1608, used by Galileo the next year), the newspaper Avisa Relation oder Zeitung in Augsburg, and Cornelius Drebbel with the thermostat (1609).- 1602 - The first production of Hamlet is held.
- November 5, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament.
- 1607 - John Smith of Jamestown enters Virginia.
- September 2, 1609 - Henry Hudson enters New York Bay.
- Galileo popularizes the astronomical use of the telescope.
A millennium (pl. millennia) is a period of time equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year).
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1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium On the Gregorian calendar, the 2nd millennium commenced on 1 January, 1001, and ended at the end of 31 December, 2000.
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th Century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar.
The 17th Century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement and the beginning of
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The 17th Century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement and the beginning of
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The 18th Century lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar.
Historians sometimes specifically define the 18th Century otherwise for the purposes of their work.
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Historians sometimes specifically define the 18th Century otherwise for the purposes of their work.
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During the twentieth century, it became popular to look at that century's decades as historical entities in themselves.
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During the twentieth century, it became popular to look at that century's decades as historical entities in themselves.
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- Start of the Golden Age of the Netherlands.
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- Great Migration (Puritan)
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Hans Lippershey (1570–September 1619) was a Dutch lensmaker.
He was born in Wesel, in western Germany. He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands, married in 1594, and became a citizen in 1602. He remained in Middelburg until his death.
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He was born in Wesel, in western Germany. He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands, married in 1594, and became a citizen in 1602. He remained in Middelburg until his death.
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A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of electromagnetic radiation. The earliest known telescopes are credited to three individuals, Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle-makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of
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Galileo Galilei
Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Giusto Sustermans
Born January 15 1564[1]
Pisa, Tuscany - Italy
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Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Giusto Sustermans
Born January 15 1564[1]
Pisa, Tuscany - Italy
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Avisa Relation oder Zeitung was one of the first news-periodicals in the world. It was published in Augsburg, Germany in 1609. The printer/publisher is not known. The first issue states that the news had been collected from various countries by January 15.
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Augsburg
The Town Hall of Augsburg
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The Town Hall of Augsburg
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Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel (Alkmaar, Holland, 1572 - London, November 7 1633) was the Dutch inventor of the first navigable submarine in 1620.
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A thermostat is a device for regulating the temperature of a system so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint temperature. The thermostat does this by controlling the flow of heat energy into or out of the system.
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