1511 in science
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The year 1511 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Cartography
- A form of the Bonne projection is used by Sylvano.
Mathematics
- Charles de Bovelles publishes Géométrie en françoys, the first scientific work printed in French.{{cite book|first=Joseph M.|last=Victor|year=1978|title=Charles de Bovelles, 1479-1553: an Intellectual Biography|location=Genève|publisher=Droz}}
Births
- September 29(?) – Michael Servetus, Aragonese polymath (died 1553)
- October 22 – Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1511)
Deaths
- Matthias Ringmann, German geographer (born 1482)