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1568 science
1568
The year 1568 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Botany
Orto Botanico di Bologna botanical garden is created under the direction of Ulisse Aldrovandi.
Medicine
Ane Breve Descriptioun of the Pest by Gilbert Skene, the first Scottish medical book, is published.
Births
October 2 – Marin Getaldić, Ragusan mathematician (died 1626)
date unknown – Nikolaus Ager, French botanist (died 1634)
Deaths
July 13 – William Turner, English naturalist (born c. 1508)https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Turner-English-botanist William Turner Encyclopædia Britannica 3 August 2026
Garcia de Orta, Portuguese physician (born c. 1501)
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