1529 in science
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The year 1529 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
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 â Michael Neander, German mathematician (died 1581)
- April 25 â Franciscus Patricius (born Franjo PetriÅ¡), Venetian philosopher and scientist of Croatian descent (died 1597)
- December 16 â Laurent Joubert, French physician (died 1582)
- 1529 or 1530 â Julius Caesar Aranzi, Bolognese anatomist (died 1589)
Deaths
- Hans von Gersdorff, German surgeon (born c.1455)