1510 in science
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The year 1510 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
Medicine
- 1510 Influenza pandemic - Summer â First known influenza pandemic, originating in Asia.[1]
Technology
- Peter Henlein makes the first modern mechanical clock.[2]
Births
- October 6 â John Caius, English physician and benefactor (died 1573)[3]
- Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia, Sicilian anatomist (died 1580).
- Bernard Palissy, French ceramicist and hydraulic engineer (died c. 1589).
- 'Denis Zachaire', French alchemist (died 1556)
- approx. date
- Ambroise Paré, French surgeon (died 1590).
- Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador (died 1554)
Deaths
- February 28 â Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (born c. 1460).