1515 in science

The year 1515 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

List of years in science (table)

Astronomy

  • A year in which Earth's so-called "second moon" Cruithne (discovered in 1986) makes a closest approach to earth. The two are in 1:1 orbital resonance. This next happens about 1903; the following occasion will be in July 2292.

Cartography

Zoology

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Van Duzer, Chet (2010). Johann Schöner’s Globe of 1515: Transcription and Study. Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-1-60618-005-1.
  2. Bedini, Silvano A. (1997). The Pope's Elephant. Manchester: Carcanet Press. ISBN 1-85754-277-0.
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