1569 in science
The year 1569 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
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Astronomy
- A lunar eclipse is observed by Cornelius Gemma.
Cartography
- The Mercator projection is first used in Gerardus Mercator's world map Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendata.[1]
Chemistry
- Paracelsus' major text on chemistry, Archidoxa, is published posthumously in Kraków in Latin translation by Adam Schröter.
Physiology and medicine
- Girolamo Mercuriale publishes De Arte Gymnastica in Venice, covering the ancient history and current practice of physical exercise.
Economics
- Tomás de Mercado publishes De los tratos de India y tratantes en ellas, linking the Price revolution to the influx of American gold.
Publications
- Cornelius Gemma publishes De arte cyclognomica in Antwerp.[2]
Births
- Mutio Oddi, Italian mathematician (died 1639)[3]
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References
- Crane, Nicholas (2003). Mercator: the man who mapped the planet. London: Phoenix. ISBN 0-7538-1692-X.
- "Cornelius Gemma: Cosmology, Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Louvain conference proceedings". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- Marr, Alexander (2011). Between Raphael and Galileo: Mutio Oddi and the Mathematical Culture of Late Renaissance Italy. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-50628-9.
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