1570 in science
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The year 1570 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Astronomy
Cartography
- May 20 â Abraham Ortelius publishes Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas, in Antwerp.
- Jean Cossin publishes a map of the world using sinusoidal projection in Dieppe.
Earth sciences
- February 8 â Concepción earthquake (magnitude 8.3) in Chile.
- Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins.
Mathematics
- London haberdasher Henry Billingsley makes the first translation of Euclid's Elements into English (from the Greek), The elements of geometrie of the most ancient philosopher Euclide..., with a preface by John Dee and fold-up diagrams.[1]
Medicine
- January 11: Francisco Hernández de Toledo was commissioned by Philip II of Spain to write a description of all the medicinal plants found in the American colonies.[2][3]
Technology
- Giovanni Padovani publishes a detailed treatise on the construction of sundials, Opus de compositione et usu multiformium horologiorum solarium, in Venice
Deaths
- November 5 - Jacques Grévin French physician and playwright (born c. 1539).[4]