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1580 in science

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The year 1580 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Astronomy

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Exploration

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Medicine

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  • Severe outbreak of smallpox in Venezuela: it strikes the Caracas and other Indians in the North and greatly weakens Indian resistance to the Spanish colonizing of the region.[1]

Geology

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ George C. Kohn, Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence : From ancient times to the present, Infobase Publishing, 2007, p. 436.
  2. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 160–162. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  3. ^ "Jan Baptista van Helmont – Belgian scientist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.