1515 in science

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

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

  • First Johannes Schöner globe produced.{{cite book|first=Chet|last=Van Duzer|title=Johann Schöner’s Globe of 1515: Transcription and Study|publisher=American Philosophical Society|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|year=2010|isbn=978-1-60618-005-1}}

File:Dürer's Rhinoceros, 1515.jpg (1515)]]

Zoology

  • May 15 – An Indian rhinoceros arrives in Lisbon, the first to be seen in Europe since Roman times.{{cite book|last=Bedini|first=Silvano A.|title=The Pope's Elephant|year=1997|publisher=Carcanet Press|location=Manchester|isbn=1-85754-277-0}}

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