1529 in science explained

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 – Michael Neander, German mathematician (died 1581)
• April 25 – Franciscus Patricius (born Franjo Petriš), Venetian philosopher and scientist of Croatian descent (died 1597)
• December 16 – Laurent Joubert, French physician (died 1582)
• 1529 or 1530 – Julius Caesar Aranzi, Bolognese anatomist (died 1589)

Deaths

• Hans von Gersdorff, German surgeon (born c.1455)

Notes and References

1. Book: Emsley, John. Nature's Building Blocks: an A - Z guide to the elements. Oxford University Press. 2001. 978-0-19-850341-5. 146.
2. Book: Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd. New York. Simon & Schuster. 1991. 0-671-74919-6. 237. registration.
3. "Dal disegno allo spazio": Michelangelo's Drawings for the Fortifications of Florence. William E.. Wallace. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 46. 1987. 2. 119–134. 10.2307/990181. 990181.