|
1565 In Science
The year 1565 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Earth sciences * Conrad Gessner publishes '' De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis, et huiusmod'' in Zürich. Medicine * College of Physicians of London empowered to carry out human dissections. * The first hospital in the Philippines is established by the Spanish in Cebu. * First publication of ''Dos libros ...'' (''Historia medicinal de las cosas que se traen de nuestras Indias Occidentales'' or "Medical study of the products imported from our West Indian possessions") by Spanish physician and botanist Nicolás Monardes. Technology * October – The first Martello tower, the Torra di Mortella, designed by Giovan Giacomo Paleari Fratino (el Fratin), is completed as part of the Genovese defence system at Mortella (Myrtle) Point in Upper Corsica. * Roger Taverner writes his ''Arte of'' '. Births * April 2 – Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (died 1599) * Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortress Study Group
The Fortress Study Group is a charity registered in the UK with an international membership. Its purpose is advancing the study of post-medieval artillery fortifications throughout the World. History The Fortress Study Group was formed in June 1975 at Pembroke College, Oxford amongst the founders were Jock Hamilton-Baillie, who became chairman in 1976, the late Quentin Hughes was the founding editor of the annual journal, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester remains as patron. Other notable members, past and present include Christopher Duffy, Simon Pepper, Anthony Kemp, Victor Smith, David Barnes, Major Davies & Mrs Davies, Sheila Sutcliffe, Arthur Corney, Henry Wills and the late Andrew Saunders, Ian V. Hogg and General Whitworth. There are currently around 600 members worldwide. Activities The Group publishes an annual peer reviewed journal entitled ''FORT'' which contains articles on fortifications throughout the world. Three times as year a newsletter, CASEMATE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1516 In Science
The year 1516 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy and space science * The fall of the Nantan meteorite is possibly observed near the city of Nantan, Nandan County, Guangxi (China). Exploration * January – The Río de la Plata is first explored by Europeans when Spanish navigator Juan Díaz de Solís traverses it during his search for a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Births * March 26 – Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (died 1565) * November 5 – Martin Helwig, Silesian cartographer (died 1574) * Realdo Colombo, Italian anatomist (died 1559) Deaths * December 13 – Johannes Trithemius, German scholar and cryptographer Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or ''-logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adver ... (born 1462) References {{reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss People
The Swiss people (german: die Schweizer, french: les Suisses, it, gli Svizzeri, rm, ils Svizzers) are the citizens of Switzerland or people of Swiss abroad, Swiss ancestry. The number of Swiss nationality law, Swiss nationals has grown from 1.7 million in 1815 to 8.7 million in 2020. More than 1.5 million Swiss citizens hold multiple citizenship. About 11% of citizens Swiss abroad, live abroad (0.8 million, of whom 0.6 million hold multiple citizenship). About 60% of those living abroad reside in the European Union (0.46 million). The largest groups of Swiss descendants and nationals outside Europe are found in the Swiss Americans, United States, Brazil and Swiss Canadian, Canada. Although the Switzerland as a federal state, modern state of Switzerland originated in 1848, the period of romantic nationalism, it is not a nation-state, and the Swiss are not a single ethnic group, but rather are a Confederation, confederacy (') or ' ("nation of will", "nation by choice", tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1614 In Science
The year 1614 in science and technology involved some significant events. Mathematics * Scottish mathematician John Napier publishes ''Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio'' ("Description of the Admirable Table of Logarithms"), outlining his discovery of logarithms and incorporating the decimal mark. Astronomer Johannes Kepler soon begins to employ logarithms in his description of the Solar System. Medicine * Felix Plater gives a description of Dupuytren's contracture. * Sanctorius publishes ''De statica medicina'', which will go through five editions in the following century. Births * February 14 – Bishop John Wilkins, English natural philosopher, co-founder of the Royal Society (died 1672) Deaths * July 28 – Felix Plater, Swiss physician (born 1536) * Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese-born navigator (born 1565) * William Lee, English-born inventor (born c. 1563 Year 1563 ( MDLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Fernandes De Queirós
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ( es, Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. He is best known for his involvement with Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595–1596 voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira, and for leading a 1605–1606 expedition that crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis. Early life Queirós (or Quirós as he signed) was born in Évora, Portugal in 1563. As the Portuguese and Spanish monarchies had been unified under the king of Spain in 1580 (following the vacancy of the Portuguese throne, which lasted for sixty years, until 1640, when the Portuguese monarchy was restored), Queirós entered Spanish service as a young man and became an experienced seaman and navigator. In April 1595 he joined Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira on his voyage to colonize the Solomon Islands, serving as chief pilot. After Mendaña's death in October 1595, Queirós is credited with taking comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1646 In Science
The year 1646 in science and technology involved some significant events. Technology * Pascal's Law, a law of hydrostatics is developed, stating that, in a perfect fluid, the pressure exerted on it anywhere is transmitted equally. Publications * Dr Thomas Browne's ''Pseudodoxia Epidemica'' is published in London, introducing the words ''electricity'', ''medicine, medical'', ''pathology'', ''hallucination'' and ''computer'' to the English language and casting doubt on the theory of spontaneous generation. Births * April 20 – Charles Plumier, French people, French botanist (died 1704 in science, 1704) * July 1 – Gottfried Leibniz, Germans, German scientist and mathematician (died 1716 in science, 1716) Deaths * November 29 – Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish people, Swedish theologian and astronomer (born 1565 in science, 1565) References {{reflist 1646 in science, 17th century in science 1640s in science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, galaxies – in either observational astronomy, observational (by analyzing the data) or theoretical astronomy. Examples of topics or fields astronomers study include planetary science, Sun, solar astronomy, the Star formation, origin or stellar evolution, evolution of stars, or the galaxy formation and evolution, formation of galaxies. A related but distinct subject is physical cosmology, which studies the Universe as a whole. Types Astronomers usually fall under either of two main types: observational astronomy, observational and theoretical astronomy, theoretical. Observational astronomers make direct observations of Astronomical object, celestial objects and analyze the data. In contrast, theoretical astronomers create and investigate C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish People
Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland where they are an officially recognized minority, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of '' svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history '' Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European reflexive pronominal root, , as the Latin ''suus''. The word must have meant "one's own (tribesmen)". The same root and original meaning i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurentius Paulinus Gothus
Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (10 November 1565 – 29 November 1646) was a Sweden, Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala. Biography Gothus was born Lars Paulsson at Söderköping in Östergötland County, Sweden. In 1588, Gothus travelled to Germany and studied in the Rostock University for three years. He was influenced by Pierre de la Ramée (1515–1572) and his philosophy. After receiving a Master's degree, he returned to Uppsala in time for the Uppsala Synod in 1593 where the founding dogmas of the Church of Sweden were made final. He was appointed professor of logic at the recently reopened, and now Lutheran focused, Uppsala University. In 1598 he re-transferred himself to the professorship in astronomy. He was, along with some other professors, suspended from his duty, because of demands that professors to sign a petition supporting Sigismund III Vasa as king of Sweden. However, in 1604, his Protestant uncle Charles IX of Sweden, Duke Charles was crowne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1599 In Science
The year 1599 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy * January 31 – During an observation of the lunar eclipse, Tycho Brahe discovers that his predictive theory about the movement of the Moon is wrong since the eclipse started 24 minutes before his calculations predicted: he improves on his theory. * March 21 – Tycho sends a letter to Longomontanus, in which he reports his revised theory. * June 14 – Tycho leaves Wittenberg and moves to Bohemia where he has been offered residence at the castle of Benátky, recently bought by Rudolf II, the Holy Roman Emperor. * July 22 – Tycho observes a solar eclipse from Prague. Biology * Ulisse Aldrovandi begins publication of his ''Ornithologiae''. * Lawyer Carlo Ruini's ''Anatomia del cavallo'' is published posthumously in Venice. This anatomy of the horse is the first published of any non-human animal. Chemistry * Publication of the supposed German alchemist Basil Valentine's ' ("Of the great st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
