Editing 1600 in science (section)

==Earth sciences==
* February 19 – The [[Peru]]vian [[volcano]] [[Huaynaputina]] erupts catastrophically. This is the largest known volcanic explosion in South America and triggers severe global climatic events including the [[Russian famine of 1601–1603]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.geologytimes.com/Research/1600_Eruption_Caused_Global_Disruption.asp |title=1600 Eruption Caused Global Disruption |journal=Geology Times |date=2008-04-25 |accessdate=2010-11-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215095449/http://www.geologytimes.com/Research/1600_Eruption_Caused_Global_Disruption.asp |archivedate=2011-02-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Witze|first=Alexandra|title=The volcano that changed the world|work=Nature.Com News|publisher=[[Nature Publishing Group]]|date=2008-04-11|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080411/full/news.2008.747.html|accessdate= 2008-04-14| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517125649/http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080411/full/news.2008.747.html| archivedate= 17 May 2008 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref>
* [[William Gilbert (astronomer)|William Gilbert]] publishes ''[[De Magnete]]'' in England, describing [[Earth's magnetic field]]; beginning of the modern science of [[geomagnetism]].<ref name=tt/>