Historical events in 1612

18 historical records

January 16122 historical events

1612, January 17th · England · Denton · House · House of Fairfax · Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rd

Birth of Thomas Fairfax

Birth of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, eldest son of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

1612, January 17th · England · Denton · Warfare · Military · Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rd

Birth of Thomas Fairfax

Birth of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

February 16121 historical events

1612, February 6th · France · Paris · Humanities · Philosophy · Antoine Arnauld

Birth of Antoine Arnauld

Antoine Arnauld is born in Paris into the prominent Arnauld family.

December 16121 historical events

1612, December 15th · Germany · Ansbach · Science · Astronomy · Simon Marius

First Telescopic Description of Andromeda

Observes M31 through a telescope and describes its pale central glow, providing the first known telescopic account of the Andromeda object.

1612 · England · Virginia · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · John Smith

Rule of Virginia

Employed by the Virginia company of London to produce the first map of Virginia

1612 · England · Brussels · Government · Government of England · Edward Seymour Hertford, 2nd

Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador of Belgium

1612 · England · London · Government · Government of England · Edward Seymour Hertford, 2nd

High Steward

Appointed High Steward of Revenue to Queen Anne

1612 · England · House · House of Seymour · Edward Seymour Hertford, 3rd

Death of Edward Seymour

Death of Edward Seymour

1612 · England · Humanities · Philosophy · Francis Bacon

Bacon Expands Essays Second Edition

Bacon issued an enlarged edition of the Essays containing additional reflections on public and private behavior. The revision established the collection as a developing contribution to English prose ethics.

1612 · England · Humanities · Philosophy · Francis Bacon

Bacon Writes Description Of Intellectual Globe

Bacon composed a survey of the intellectual world as part of his broader reforming program. The text sought to delineate the scope and limits of natural philosophical investigation.

1612 · Germany · Science · Astronomy · Siman Marius

Discovery of Andromeda Galaxy

Gives a description of the Andromeda Galaxy based on telescopic observations

1612 · Italy · Science · Astronomy · Galilei Galileo

Discovery of Neptune

Galileo also observed the planet Neptune in 1612, but did not realize that it was a planet

1612 · Italy · Science · Astronomy · Galilei Galileo

Sunspots

Previous sunspot observations had been misinterpreted as planetary transits, until Galileo gave the correct explanation in 1612

1612 · Italy · Science · Physics · Galileo Galilei

Discourse on Floating Bodies

Galileo publishes a discourse defending Archimedean hydrostatics against Aristotelian explanations of why bodies float or sink.

1612 · Scotland · Montrose · House · House of Graham · James Graham Montrose, 1st

Birth of James Graham

Birth of James Graham, son of John, 4th Earl of Montrose

1612 · Scotland · Peterborough · House · House of Stewart · Mary of Scots

Burial

Moved from Peterborough to Henry VIIs chapel in a tomb built for her by James I

1612 · Spain · Government · Government of Spain · Pedro de Peralta

Arrest of Pedro de Peralta

Imprisoned, 1612-1613

1612 · Sweden · Stockholm · Government · Government of Sweden · Oxenstierna

Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of Sweden by Gustav II Adolphus