1548 in science
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The year 1548 in science
and technology
included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Science
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and technology
Technology
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included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Events
- February 14 - Battle of UedaharaBattle of UedaharaThe was the first defeat suffered by Takeda Shingen, and the first field battle in Japan at which firearms were used.Takeda Shingen met up with his force that had taken Shika castle, and led 7000 men north to face the threat posed by Murakami Yoshikiyo...
: Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. - August 10 - Debate in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
between mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
s Lodovico FerrariLodovico FerrariLodovico Ferrari was an Italian mathematician.Born in Milan, Italy, grandfather, Bartholomew Ferrari was forced out of Milan to Bologna. He settled in Bologna, Italy and he began his career as the servant of Gerolamo Cardano. He was extremely bright, so Cardano started teaching him mathematics...
and Niccolo Fontana TartagliaNiccolò Fontana TartagliaNiccolò Fontana Tartaglia was a mathematician, an engineer , a surveyor and a bookkeeper from the then-Republic of Venice...
concerning the algebraic method for resolving third-degree equations. - John DeeJohn DeeJohn Dee was a Welsh mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, navigator, imperialist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I.John Dee may also refer to:* John Dee , Basketball coach...
starts to study at the Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenThe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
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Publications
- Georgius Agricola - De animantibus subterraneis
- Valerius CordusValerius CordusValerius Cordus was a German physician and botanist who authored one of the greatest pharmacopoeias and one of the most celebrated herbals in history...
- Pharmacorum conficiendorum ratio (posthumous) - Rembert DodoensRembert DodoensRembert Dodoens was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus.-Biography:...
- Cosmographica in astronomiam et geographiam isagoge - Gemma FrisiusGemma FrisiusGemma Frisius , was a physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker...
- De Orbis divisione et insulis rebusque nuper inventis - William Turner - The names of herbes in Greke, Latin, Englishe Duche and Frenche wyth the commune names that Herbaries and Apotecaries use
Births
- April 15 - Pietro CataldiPietro CataldiPietro Antonio Cataldi was an Italian mathematician. A citizen of Bologna, he taught mathematics and astronomy and also worked on military problems. His work included the development of continued fractions and a method for their representation. He was one of many mathematicians who attempted to...
, ItalianItalian peopleThe Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
(d. 16261626 in scienceThe year 1626 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Technology:* Cornelius Vermuyden commissioned to drain Hatfield Chase on the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, England.-Births:...
) - Giordano BrunoGiordano BrunoGiordano Bruno , born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. His cosmological theories went beyond the Copernican model in proposing that the Sun was essentially a star, and moreover, that the universe contained an infinite number of inhabited...
, Italian astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and philosopher (k. 16001600 in scienceThe year 1600 CE in science and technology included some significant events.-Astronomy:* January 1 - Scotland adopts today as being New Year's Day.* February 4 - Johannes Kepler joins Tycho Brahe as his assistant at the castle of Benátky, near Prague....
) - Jacques de Cahaignes, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
(d. 16121612 in scienceThe year 1612 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Astronomy:* The first description of the Andromeda Galaxy based on observations by telescope is given by Simon Marius....
) - approx. date - Simon StevinSimon StevinSimon Stevin was a Flemish mathematician and military engineer. He was active in a great many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical...
, FlemishFlemish peopleThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
scientist (d. 16201620 in scienceThe year 1620 in science and technology involved some significant events.-Astronomy:* The work of Copernicus is edited and released, as directed by the Congregation of the Index : nine sentences, which state the heliocentric system as certain, are either omitted or changed.-Chemistry:* The...
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Deaths
- Pedro Ciruelo, SpanishSpanish peopleThe Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
mathematician (b. 1470) - September 29 - Walther H. Ryff, German science writer (b. c.15001500 in scienceThe year 1500 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.-Astronomy:* June 1–24 - Johannes Werner tracks the movement of a comet.* November 5–6 - Nicolaus Copernicus observes a lunar eclipse from Rome....
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