1589 in science
Encyclopedia
The year 1589 in science
and technology
included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Exploration
- Publication of first edition of Richard HakluytRichard HakluytRichard Hakluyt was an English writer. He is principally remembered for his efforts in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America by the English through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America and The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and...
's The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation.
Medicine
- Publication of Oswald Gabelchover's Artzneybuch in TübingenTübingenTübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
. This medical textbook will go through at least eight editions.
Deaths
- January - Thomas PennyThomas PennyThomas Penny was an English physician and early entomologist. His solo works have not survived and he is primarily known through quotations from other sixteenth century biologists. It is believed that he broke with Aristotle on classification of caterpillars. He was also a Puritan and as such kept...
, EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
botanist and entomologist (b. 15301530 in scienceThe year 1530 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.-Earth sciences:* Georgius Agricola publishes Bermannus, sive de re metallica dialogus, his first work on scientific metallurgy.-Medicine:...
) - April 7 - Julius Caesar AranziJulius Caesar AranziJulius Caesar Aranzi was a leading figure in the history of the science of human anatomy.He was born in Bologna, the son of Ottaviano di Jacopo and Maria Maggi...
, 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...
anatomist (b. 1530)