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Kepler publishes Astronomia nova
Johannes Kepler publishes Astronomia nova, stating his first two laws of planetary motion, including elliptical orbits.
Science· Czechia, Germany
Johannes Kepler publishes Astronomia nova, stating his first two laws of planetary motion, including elliptical orbits.
Gregor Mendel publishes his pea-plant hybridisation experiments in Brno; the work is widely recognised only after 1900.