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The year 1500 AD in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy. June 1–24 ...
1500: Nilakantha Somayaji discovers an infinite series for π. [115]: 101–102 [116] 1500: Nilakantha Somayaji develops a model similar to the Tychonic system. His model has been described as mathematically more efficient than the Tychonic system due to correctly considering the equation of the centre and latitudinal motion of Mercury and Venus.
Despite these qualifications, the standard theory of the history of the Scientific Revolution claims that the 17th century was a period of revolutionary scientific changes. Not only were there revolutionary theoretical and experimental developments, but that even more importantly, the way in which scientists worked was radically changed.
A 1,500-year-old Torah scroll burned beyond the point of unrolling or deciphering has been read using advanced digital imaging. The text researchers were able to reveal is from the Book of ...
Pages in category "1500s in science" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1500 in science;
Women scientists from antiquity to the present : an index : an international reference listing and biographical directory of some notable women scientists from ancient to modern times. West Cornwall, CT: Locust Hill Press. ISBN 0-933951-01-9. Howard, Sethanne (2006). The hidden giants. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1430300762.
Michael Maestlin (1550-1631), mathematician, astronomer, Kepler's mentor; Johannes Remus Quietanus, astronomer; Paul Hermann (1645-1696), botanist; Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), mathematician and astronomer, He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae ...
Depiction of Mary the Jewess, considered the first non-fictitious Western alchemist.From Michael Maier's Symbola Aurea MensaeDuodecim Nationum (1617). An alchemist is a person versed in the art of alchemy.