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The year 1608 CE in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below.

1 Astronomy

Hans Lippershey invents the refracting telescope

2 Births

October 15 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (died 1647)
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist (died 1679)
John Tradescant the Younger, English botanist (died 1662)

3 Deaths

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1608 in scienceThe year 1608 CE in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below. See also 1607 in science, other events of 1608, 1609 in science, and the list of years in science. Astronomy Hans Lippershey invents the refracting telesc

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