1516 in science

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The year 1516 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Exploration

The Río de la Plata is first explored by Europeans when Spanish navigator Juan Díaz de Solís traverses it during his search for a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.^[1]