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The year
1531 in
science
and
technology
included many events, some of which are listed here.
Astronomy
Halley's Comet
makes its only appearance this century (
Perihelion
: August 26).
Earth sciences
January 26 –
Lisbon
, Portugal, is hit by an
earthquake
.
Technology
Autumn –
Kõpu Lighthouse
first lit on the
Estonian
island of
Hiiumaa
; it will remain in continuous use into the 21st century.
[1]
Births
June 1 –
János Zsámboky
, Hungarian
physician
and scholar (died
1584
)
Agostino Ramelli
, Italian
engineer
(died c.
1600
)
Deaths
February 16 –
Johannes Stöffler
, German
mathematician
(born 1452)
March 28 −
Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus
, Italian scholar an professor of philosophy (born
1456
)
prob. date
–
Antonio Pigafetta
, Italian
circumnavigator
(born c. 1491)
References
^
Frucht, Richard C., ed. (2005).
Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture
.
ABC-CLIO
. p. 62.
ISBN
978-1-57607-800-6
.
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