1510 in science
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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.{{cite web|title=NIH Scientists Explore 1510 Influenza Pandemic and Lessons Learned |url=http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2010/Pages/1510Flu.aspx |publisher=National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=2011-05-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327181642/http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2010/Pages/1510Flu.aspx |archivedate=27 March 2011 |url-status=live }}
Technology
- Peter Henlein makes the first modern mechanical clock.[http://www.historyofwatch.com/ Clock and Watch History] historyofwatch.com.
Births
- October 6 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (died 1573){{cite web |title=John Caius {{!}} British physician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Caius |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |accessdate=29 June 2020 |language=en}}
- Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia, Sicilian anatomist (died 1580).
- Bernard Palissy, French ceramicist and hydraulic engineer (died c. 1589).
- 'Denis Zachaire', French alchemist (died 1556)
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- 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).