1529 in science
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The year 1529 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Astronomy
- Petrus Apianus publishes Introductio Cosmographiae, cum quibusdam Geometriae ac Astronomiae principiis eam necessariis ad rem in Ingolstadt.
Chemistry
- Fluorine is first described by Georgius Agricola.[1]
- The alchemical text Kunst- und recht Alchämei-Büchlein is published in Worms.[2]
Technology
- Michelangelo is appointed to reconstruct the fortifications of Florence.[2][3]
Births
- April 3 – Michael Neander, German mathematician (died 1581)
- April 25 – Franciscus Patricius (born Franjo Petriš), Venetian philosopher and scientist of Croatian descent (died 1597)
- December 16 – Laurent Joubert, French physician (died 1582)
- 1529 or 1530 – Julius Caesar Aranzi, Bolognese anatomist (died 1589)
Deaths
- Hans von Gersdorff, German surgeon (born c.1455)
References
- ^ Emsley, John (2001). Nature's Building Blocks: an A–Z guide to the elements. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-850341-5.
- ^ a b Grun, Bernard (1991). The Timetables of History (3rd ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 237. ISBN 0-671-74919-6.
- ^ Wallace, William E. (1987). ""Dal disegno allo spazio": Michelangelo's Drawings for the Fortifications of Florence". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 46 (2): 119–134. doi:10.2307/990181. JSTOR 990181.