1529 in science

The year 1529 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.

Astronomy

 * Petrus Apianus publishes Introductio Cosmographiae, cum quibusdam Geometriae ac Astronomiae principiis eam necessariis ad rem in Ingolstadt.

Chemistry

 * Fluorine is first described by Georgius Agricola.
 * The alchemical text Kunst- und recht Alchämei-Büchlein is published in Worms.

Technology

 * Michelangelo is appointed to reconstruct the fortifications of Florence.

Births

 * April 3 – Michael Neander, German mathematician (died 1581)
 * April 25 – Franciscus Patricius (born Franjo Petriš), Venetian philosopher and scientist of Croatian descent (died 1597)
 * December 16 – Laurent Joubert, French physician (died 1582)
 * 1529 or 1530 – Julius Caesar Aranzi, Bolognese anatomist (died 1589)

Deaths

 * Hans von Gersdorff, German surgeon (born c.1455)