1526 in science

The year 1526 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Events

• Publication of Peter Treveris's The Grete Herball (a translation of Le Grant Herbier) in England. ^[1]
• May 23 – Transit of Venus occurs
• December 5 – Paracelsus joins the Zur Lutzerne guild of Strasbourg. ^{[2] [3]}

Births

• February 19 – Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist (died 1609)
• Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Arab astronomer and inventor (died c. 1585)

Deaths

• Eucharius Rösslin, German obstetrician (born c. 1470)

References

1. Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair (1974). The Old English Herbals . London: Minerva Press. pp.  65–67. ISBN   0856360031.
2. Guy Bechtel (1970). Paracelse (in French). CAL. p. 127.
3. Walter Pagel (1982). Paracelsus: An Introduction to Philosophical Medicine in the Era of the Renaissance. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. p. 18. ISBN   978-3-8055-3518-2 . Retrieved 2020-12-20.