1579 in science
The year 1579 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Exploration
- June 17 – Francis Drake, during his circumnavigation of the world, lands in what is now California, which he claims for Queen Elizabeth I of England as Nova Albion.
Physiology and medicine
- Hieronymus Fabricius discovers the membranous folds that serve as valves in the veins.
Births
- January 12 – Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist
- July 13 – Arthur Dee, English physician and alchemist
Deaths
- June 17 – Johannes Stadius, Flemish mathematician and astronomer approx. date – Hans Staden, German adventurer