1569 in science

Astronomy

• A lunar eclipse is observed by Cornelius Gemma.

Cartography

• The Mercator projection is first used in Gerardus Mercator's world map Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendata.

Chemistry

• Paracelsus' major text on chemistry, Archidoxa, is published posthumously in Kraków in Latin translation by Adam Schröter.

Physiology and medicine

• Girolamo Mercuriale publishes De Arte Gymnastica in Venice, covering the ancient history and current practice of physical exercise.

Economics

• Tomás de Mercado publishes De los tratos de India y tratantes en ellas, linking the Price revolution to the influx of American gold.

Publications

• Cornelius Gemma publishes De arte cyclognomica in Antwerp.

Births

• Muzio Oddi, Italian mathematician (died 1639)
• 2 November – Epifanio Ferdinando, Italian physician (died 1638)

References

References

1. Crane, Nicholas. (2003). "Mercator: the man who mapped the planet". Phoenix.
2. "''Cornelius Gemma: Cosmology, Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Louvain'' conference proceedings.".
3. Marr, Alexander. (2011). "Between Raphael and Galileo: Mutio Oddi and the Mathematical Culture of Late Renaissance Italy". University of Chicago Press.