1566 in science explained

The year 1566 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Biology

• Rembert Dodoens publishes at Antwerp.

Civil engineering

• 1566–67 – Completion of "Stari Most" bridge crossing the Neretva at Mostar by the Ottoman Empire (builder: Mimar Hayruddin).
• Autumn – Probable completion of the Exeter Canal, the first in England, and with the first use of a pound lock in England (engineer: John Trew of Glamorgan).^{[1] [2]}

Navigation

• Pedro Nunes' work on navigation, Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera, is published.

Events

• December 29 – Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, while studying at the University of Rostock in Mecklenburg, loses part of his nose in a duel with fellow nobleman and relation Manderup Parsberg over a mathematical formula.^{[3] [4]}

Births

• Giuseppe Biancani, Italian astronomer (died 1624)
• Jan Jesenius, Slovak physician (died 1621)
• Michal Sedziwój, Polish alchemist (died 1636)
• Caterina Vitale, Maltese pharmacist (died 1619)

Deaths

• May 4 – Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (born 1490)
• May 10 – Leonhart Fuchs, German botanist (born 1501)
• July 2 – Nostradamus, French physician and astrologer (born 1503)
• July 30 – Guillaume Rondelet, French physician (born 1507)

Notes and References

1. Book: Palmer, Alan. Palmer . Veronica. 1992. The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 153–156. 0-7126-5616-2.
2. Book: Clew, Kenneth R.. The Exeter Canal. Chichester. Phillimore. 1984. 0-85033-544-2.
3. Web site: J. J.. O'Connor. E. F.. Robertson. Tycho Brahe. University of St Andrews . 2013-11-26 . April 2003.
4. Web site: Fredric. Ihren. Tycho Brahe's Nose And The Story Of His Pet Moose. 2013-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009083843/http://www.nada.kth.se/~fred/tycho/nose.html. 2014-10-09. dead.