1569 in science

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The year 1569 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.

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.

Publications

• Cornelius Gemma publishes De arte cyclognomica in Antwerp.^[2]

Births

• Mutio Oddi, Italian mathematician (died 1639)^[3]

References

1. Crane, Nicholas (2003). Mercator: the man who mapped the planet. London: Phoenix. ISBN 0-7538-1692-X.
2. Cornelius Gemma: Cosmology, Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Louvain conference proceedings.
3. 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.