1562 in science

The year 1562 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.

Geography

 * Diego Gutiérrez and Hieronymus Cock published the map Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio.

Mathematics

 * Humphrey Baker's arithmetic textbook The Wellspring of Sciences first published in London.

Births

 * April 24 – Xu Guangqi, Chinese polymath (died 1633)
 * October 4 – Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (died 1647)

Deaths

 * October 9 – Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (born 1523)