1573 in science

The year 1573 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

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Astronomy

• Tycho Brahe publishes De Stella Nova.[1]

Medicine

• Publication of the Chirurgia Magna of Paracelsus, a translation into Latin of his work on surgery, Die grosse Wundartzney (1536), in Basel, allowing its wider dissemination throughout Europe.[2]

Births

• January 10 – Simon Marius, German astronomer who named the Galilean moons of Jupiter (died 1624)[3]
• July 25 – Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer who observed sunspots (died 1650)[4]
• September 28 – Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss-born physician (died 1655)[5]

Deaths

• April 29 – Guillaume Le Testu, French privateer, explorer and cartographer (born c. 1509)[6][7]
• July 29 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (born 1510)[8]

References

1. "Tycho Brahe". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. Zimmerman, Leo M.; Veith, Ilza (1961). Great Ideas in the History of Surgery. Baltimore, Md: Williams & Wilkins.
3. "Simon Marius | German astronomer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas R.; Bracher, Katherine; Jarrell, Richard; Marché, Jordan D.; Ragep, F. Jamil (2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1018. ISBN 978-0-387-30400-7.
5. Payne, J. Bertrand (2020). Haydn ́s Universal Index of Biography. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 373. ISBN 978-3-8460-4770-5.
6. Kaufmann, Miranda (2017). Black Tudors: The Untold Story. Simon and Schuster. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-78607-185-9.
7. Kelsey, Harry (2000). Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate. Yale University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-300-08463-4.
8. "John Caius | British physician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 June 2020.