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1573 In Science
The year 1573 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy * Tycho Brahe publishes ''De Stella Nova''. Medicine * Publication of the ''Chirurgia Magna'' of Paracelsus, a translation into Latin of his work on surgery, ''Die grosse Wundartzney'' (1536 in science, 1536), in Basel, allowing its wider dissemination throughout Europe. Births * January 10 – Simon Marius, German astronomer who named the Galilean moons of Jupiter (died 1624 in science, 1624) * July 25 – Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer who observed sunspots (died 1650 in science, 1650) * September 28 – Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss-born physician (died 1655 in science, 1655) Deaths * April 29 – Guillaume Le Testu, French privateer, explorer and cartographer (born c. 1509 in science, 1509) * July 29 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (born 1510 in science, 1510) References {{reflist 1573 in science, 16th century in science 1570s in science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1650 In Science
The year 1650 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy * In Ursa Major, the handle's middle star, Mizar, is noted to be a binary by Giambattista Riccioli. Botany * William How publishes his flora ''Phytologia Britannica''. * Posthumous publication begins of Johann Bauhin's ''Historia plantarum universalis'' at Yverdon. Geology * The Kolumbo underwater volcano in the Aegean Sea is discovered when it bursts from the sea and erupts, killing 70 people on a nearby island. Medicine * English physician Francis Glisson publishes the first comprehensive pediatric text on rickets, ''De rachitide sive morbo puerili, qui vulgò The rickets dicitur'', the result of collaborative research by members of the Royal College of Physicians. Technology * Polish–Lithuanian nobleman Kazimierz Siemienowicz's widely translated manual ''Artis Magnae Artilleriae, pars prima'' ("Great Art of Artillery, the first part") is published in Amsterdam. Births * November 28 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1573 In Science
The year 1573 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy * Tycho Brahe publishes ''De Stella Nova''. Medicine * Publication of the ''Chirurgia Magna'' of Paracelsus, a translation into Latin of his work on surgery, ''Die grosse Wundartzney'' (1536 in science, 1536), in Basel, allowing its wider dissemination throughout Europe. Births * January 10 – Simon Marius, German astronomer who named the Galilean moons of Jupiter (died 1624 in science, 1624) * July 25 – Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer who observed sunspots (died 1650 in science, 1650) * September 28 – Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss-born physician (died 1655 in science, 1655) Deaths * April 29 – Guillaume Le Testu, French privateer, explorer and cartographer (born c. 1509 in science, 1509) * July 29 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (born 1510 in science, 1510) References {{reflist 1573 in science, 16th century in science 1570s in science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1510 In Science
The year 1510 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Medicine * 1510 Influenza pandemic - Summer – First known influenza pandemic, originating in Asia. Technology * Peter Henlein makes the first modern mechanical clock. Births * October 6 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (died 1573) * Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia, Sicilian anatomist (died 1580). * Bernard Palissy, French ceramicist and hydraulic engineer (died c. 1589). * ' Denis Zachaire', French alchemist (died 1556) * ''approx. date'' ** Ambroise Paré, French surgeon (died 1590). ** Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador (died 1554) Deaths * February 28 – Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Caius
John Caius (born John Kays ; 6 October 1510 – 29 July 1573), also known as Johannes Caius and Ioannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Biography Early years Caius was born in Norwich and was educated at Norwich School. In 1529, he was admitted as a student at what was then Gonville Hall, Cambridge, founded by Edmund Gonville in 1348, where he seems to have mainly studied divinity. After graduating in 1533, he visited Italy, where he studied under the celebrated Montanus and Vesalius at Padua. In 1541 he took his degree as a physician at the University of Padua. In 1543 he visited several parts of Italy, Germany and France and then returned to England. Upon his return from Italy he Latinised his surname, an action which although self-aggrandising, was somewhat fashionable at the time. Career Caius was a physician in London in 1547, and was admitted as a fellow of the College of Physicians, of which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1509 In Science
The year 1509 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Exploration * September 11 – Diogo Lopes de Sequeira reaches Malacca, having crossed the Gulf of Bengal. Geology * September 10 – Constantinople earthquake. Mathematics * June 11 – Luca Pacioli's ''De divina proportione'', concerning the golden ratio, is published in Venice, with illustrations by Leonardo da Vinci. Births * Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and natural scientist (died 1588) * ''possible date'' – Guillaume Le Testu, French privateer, explorer and cartographer (k. 1573 Year 1573 ( MDLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 25 – Battle of Mikatagahara in Japan: Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugaw ...) Deaths * Juan de la Cosa, Spanish explorer and cartographer (b. c. 1460) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1509 In Science 16th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartographer
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. The fundamental objectives of traditional cartography are to: * Set the map's agenda and select traits of the object to be mapped. This is the concern of map editing. Traits may be physical, such as roads or land masses, or may be abstract, such as Toponomy, toponyms or political boundaries. * Represent the terrain of the mapped object on flat media. This is the concern of map projections. * Eliminate characteristics of the mapped object that are not relevant to the map's purpose. This is the concern of Cartographic generalization, generalization. * Reduce the complexity of the characteristics that will be mapped. This is also the concern of generaliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Explorer
Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most of ''Homo sapiens'' history, saw humans moving out of Africa, settling in new lands, and developing distinct cultures in relative isolation. Early explorers settled in Europe and Asia; 14,000 years ago, some crossed the Ice Age land bridge from Siberia to Alaska, and moved southbound to settle in the Americas. For the most part, these cultures were ignorant of each other's existence. The second period of exploration, occurring over the last 10,000 years, saw increased cross-cultural exchange through trade and exploration, and marked a new era of cultural intermingling, and more recently, convergence. Early writings about exploration date back to the 4th millennium B.C. in ancient Egypt. One of the earliest and most impactful thinkers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as a letter of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and taking them as prizes, and taking prize crews as prisoners for exchange. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided by percentage between the privateer's sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission (i.e. the sovereign). Privateering allowed sovereigns to raise revenue for war by mobilizing privately owned armed ships and sailors to supplement state power. For participants, privateerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Le Testu
Guillaume Le Testu, sometimes referred to as Guillaume Le Têtu (c. 1509-12 – April 29, 1573), was a French privateer, explorer and navigator. He was one of the foremost cartographers of his time and an author of the Dieppe maps. His maps were distinguished by their sophistication and detail; they influenced generations of cartographers, navigators and explorers. Le Testu was successful as a privateer during the early years of the French Wars of Religion. In 1573, he and Sir Francis Drake attacked a Spanish mule train escorting gold and silver to Nombre de Dios, Colón, Nombre de Dios on the Atlantic coast of Panama, and he was subsequently killed following his capture by the Spanish. Suggestions that Le Testu may have mapped (or even visited) Australia are based on: first, his maps' depiction of a large island (or continent), south of Java (island), Java, which Le Testu identified as the ''Jave la Grande'' ("Java Major" or "Great Java") mentioned by Marco Polo (and was otherw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1655 In Science
The year 1655 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy * March 25 – Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Biology * Botanical garden established at Uppsala University. * Thomas Muffet's ''Healths Improvement, or, Rules comprising and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation'' is published posthumously in England, containing, ''inter alia'', descriptions of a wide range of wildfowl to be found in the country. Mathematics * John Wallis introduces the symbol ∞ to represent infinity. Births * January 6 (27 December 1654 OS) – Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (died 1705) * September 10 – Caspar Bartholin the Younger, Danish anatomist (died 1738) Deaths * February 1 – Giovanni Baptista Ferrari, Italian Jesuit botanist and linguist (born 1584) * October 16 – Rabbi Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Cretan-born peripatetic physician and scientist (born 1591) * Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Physicians may focus their practice on certain disease categories, types of patients, and methods of treatment—known as specialities—or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities—known as general practice. Medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the academic disciplines, such as anatomy and physiology, underlying diseases and their treatment—the ''science'' of medicine—and also a decent competence in its applied practice—the art or ''craft'' of medicine. Both the role of the physician and the meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
