1538 in science
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The year 1538 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
Botany
- William Turner's Libellus de re herbaria novus, the first essay on scientific botany in English, is published in London.
Births
- March 25 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1612).
Deaths
- May 27 – Sir Anthony Fitzherbert, English judge and agriculturalist (born 1470).