1624 in science
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The year 1624 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1623 in science, other events of 1624, 1625 in science and the list of years in science.

Births

• Thomas Sydenham, English physician, the first person to recommend the use of quinine for relieving symptoms of malaria (died 1689)

Deaths

• December 5 - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist and physician who developed an important early plant classification system (born 1560)
• December 26 - Simon Marius, German astronomer (born 1573)

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