Editing 1610 (section)

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[[File:Assassination of Henry IV (Henry IV, King of France; François Ravaillac) by Gaspar Bouttats.jpg|thumb|300px|[[May 14]]: [[Henry IV of France]] is assassinated by [[François Ravaillac]]. ]]
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[[File:Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[January 7]]: The four [[Galilean moons]] are first observed.]]
{{Year article header|1610}} Some have suggested that 1610 may mark the beginning of the [[Anthropocene]], or the 'Age of Man', marking a fundamental change in the relationship between humans and the Earth system, but earlier starting dates (ca. 1000 C.E.) have received broader consensus, based on high resolution pollution records that show the massive impact of human activity on the atmosphere.<ref>{{cite journal| author=Alexander More| title=Next generation ice core technology reveals true minimum natural levels of lead (Pb) in the atmosphere: insights from the Black Death|journal = Geohealth| volume=1| issue=4| pages=211–219|display-authors=et al| date=May 31, 2017| doi=10.1002/2017GH000064| pmid=32158988| pmc=7007106| doi-access=free| bibcode=2017GHeal...1..211M}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31836233 |title=Anthropocene: New dates proposed for the 'Age of Man' |work=BBC |date=11 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Defining the Anthropocene |journal=Nature |date=11 March 2015 |doi = 10.1038/nature14258|last1=Lewis |first1=Simon L. |last2=Maslin |first2=Mark A. |volume=519 |issue=7542 |pages=171–180 |pmid=25762280 |bibcode=2015Natur.519..171L |s2cid=205242896 }}</ref>