1510 in science

The year 1510 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Medicine

 * 1510 Influenza pandemic - Summer – First known influenza pandemic, originating in Asia.

Technology

 * Peter Henlein makes the first modern mechanical clock.

Births

 * October 6 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (died 1573)
 * Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia, Sicilian anatomist (died 1580).
 * Bernard Palissy, French ceramicist and hydraulic engineer (died c. 1589).
 * 'Denis Zachaire', French alchemist (died 1556)
 * approx. date
 * Ambroise Paré, French surgeon (died 1590).
 * Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador (died 1554)

Deaths

 * February 28 – Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (born c. 1460).