| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s – 1600s – 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 1600s decade ran from January 1, 1600, to December 31, 1609. It was the first decade of the 17th century.
Many inventions and institutions were created. Hans Lippershey invented a telescope in 1608, which was used by Galileo the next year. The newspaper Avisa Relation oder Zeitung was founded in Augsburg. Cornelius Drebbel invented the thermostat in 1609.