1529 in science

The year 1529 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.

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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

1. 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.
2. Grun, Bernard (1991). The Timetables of History (3rd ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 237. ISBN 0-671-74919-6.
3. Wallace, William E. (1987). ""Dal disegno allo spazio": Michelangelo's Drawings for the Fortifications of Florence". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 46: 119–134. JSTOR 990181.