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1523 in science
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1523 science
1523
The year 1523 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
Natural history
The park at Colditz Castle in Saxony is converted into one of the largest menageries in Europe, and the first in Germany.
Publications
Pietro Aron publishes Thoscanello de la musica in Venice, including the first description of quarter-comma meantone.
Anthony Fitzherbert publishes The Boke of Surveyinge and Improvements and The Boke of Husbandrie, the first work on agriculture published in England.
Thomas Linacre publishes his translation of Galen's De naturalibus facultatibus in London.
Maximilianus Transylvanus publishes De Moluccis Insulis, the first account of the Magellan circumnavigation.
Births
Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (died 1562)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gabriel-Fallopius Gabriel Fallopius Encyclopædia Britannica 3 August 2026
References
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