1574 in science

none October 2019 1574 science 1574 The year 1574 in science and technology involved some significant events. Archaeology In Rome (Italy), in the river Tiber between the two bridges, the monument base is discovered for a statue of Simon Paeter (or Simon the Sorcerer, the "Magus of Samaria"), with inscription "Simoni Deo Sancto" (translation: "To Simon the Holy God"). Exploration November 22 – Juan Fernández, a Portuguese navigator, discovers, along the coast of Chile, the Juan Fernández Islands, where later shipwreck survivor Alexander Selkirk (the real figure behind Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") will live for four years. The Juan Fernández fur seal is discovered and named. English seaman William Bourne produces a popular expanded version of Martín Cortés de Albacar's navigation manual Arte de Navegar entitled A Regiment for the Sea.Gerard L'Estrange Turner Bourne, William (c. 1535–1582) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 Bourne, William Mineralogy The Charcas Mineral District in the state of San Luis Potosí (New Spain, later Mexico) is discovered for the mining of lead, zinc, copper, and silver. Publication of Lazarus Ercker's textbook Beschreibung allerfürnemisten mineralischen Ertzt und Berckwercksarten ("Description of Leading Ore Processing and Mining Methods") in Prague.Lazarus Ercker Encyclopædia Britannica Online 2011-07-06 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/191119/Lazarus-Ercker Births March 5 – William Oughtred, English mathematician, inventor of the slide rule (died 1660) August 7 – Robert Dudley, English navigator (died 1649) October 27 (bapt.) – Simon Baskerville, English physician (died 1641) Deaths January 26 – Martin Helwig, Silesian cartographer (born 1516) August 27 – Bartolomeo Eustachi, Italian anatomist (born 1500 or 1514) October 4 - Johann Winter von Andernach, German Renaissance physician (born 1505) References Category:1574 Category:16th century in science Category:1570s in science