1511 in science
The year 1511 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
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Cartography
- A form of the Bonne projection is used by Sylvano.
Mathematics
- Charles de Bovelles publishes Géométrie en françoys, the first scientific work printed in French.[1]
Births
- September 29(?) – Michael Servetus, Aragonese polymath (died 1553)
- October 22 – Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1511)
Deaths
- Matthias Ringmann, German geographer (born 1482)
gollark: Hopefully I will then stop having to hear about stupid things going on in the US. Hopefully.
gollark: Because they can be focused onto small areas.
gollark: Actually, you should probably just read this, apparently Sam's Laser FAQ is pretty good: https://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserfaq.htm#faqilp
gollark: The main interesting properties lasers have are, also very roughly, that they produce light which can be focused very well and which has very precise/specific frequencies.
gollark: Laser diodes are just things which do that using semiconductors, somewhat like LEDs, and are powered by electricity.
References
- Victor, Joseph M. (1978). Charles de Bovelles, 1479-1553: an Intellectual Biography. Genève: Droz.
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