1575 in science

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The year 1575 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.

Contents

1 Astronomy
2 Geology
3 Mathematics
4 Medicine
5 Publications
6 References

Astronomy

Cornelius Gemma is credited with publishing the first scientific illustration of the aurora, in his discussion of the 1572 supernova.^[1]

Geology

December 16 - Valdivia earthquake in Chile.

Mathematics

Guilielmus Xylander uses parallel vertical lines to indicate equality.

Medicine

First publication of Ambroise Paré's collected works, Les oeuvres de M. Ambroise Paré, in Paris, including some of the earliest descriptions of forensic medicine.

Publications

Cornelius Gemma publishes De naturae divinis characterismis in Antwerp.^[2]

References

^ University of Oklahoma Libraries, History of Science Collections, Recent Acquisitions, "The First Book Printed on Tycho Brahe's Printing Press at Uraniborg: Diarium, 1586," The Lynx 2 (November 2005), p. 9 online with Gemma's illustration.
^ Cornelius Gemma: Cosmology, Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Louvain conference proceedings.