1550 in science

none 1550 science 1550 Medicine approx. date – Establishment of St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in London. Technology Commencement of laying out of gardens at the Villa d'Este, Tivoli, Italy, for Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este with sophisticated hydraulic featuresJames Burke (science historian) James Burke Connections London Macmillan 1978 106–7 0-333-24827-9 designed by Tommaso Chiruchi with Claude Venard. Publications Gerolamo Cardano publishes his comprehensive survey of the natural sciences, De subtilitate, in Nuremberg. Giovanni Battista Ramusio begins publication of Navigationi et Viaggi ("Navigations and Travels"), a collection of explorers' first-hand accounts of their travels, the first work of its kind. Births September 30 – Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (died 1631) John Napier, Scottish mathematician (died 1617) Anselmus de Boodt, Flemish mineralogist and physician (died 1632) Jacques Guillemeau, French surgeon (died 1613) Ferrante Imperato, Neapolitan natural historian (died 1625) approximate date Willem Barentsz, Dutch explorer (died 1597) Marin le Bourgeoys, French inventor and artist (died c.1634) Deaths Sulaiman Al Mahri, Arab navigator (born 1480 AD) References Category:1550 Category:16th century in science Category:1550s in science