Editing 1612 in science (section)

==Deaths==
* February – [[John Gerard]], English herbalist (born c. [[1545 in science|1545]])<ref>{{cite web|title=John Gerard – English herbalist and author|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Gerard|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>
* February 6 – [[Christopher Clavius]], German [[mathematician]] and [[astronomer]] (born [[1537 in science|1537]])<ref>{{cite web|title=The Galileo Project|url=http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/clavius.html|website=galileo.rice.edu|accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>
* February 12 – [[Jodocus Hondius]], [[Flemish people|Flemish]] [[cartographer]] (born [[1563 in science|1563]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Jodocus Hondius|url=https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Hondius%2C+Jodocus%2C+1563-1612|website=brbl-dl.library.yale.edu|accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>
* November 20 – Sir [[John Harington (writer)|John Harington]], English inventor (born [[1561 in science|1561]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir John Harington – English author|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Harington|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>