1526 in science
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The year 1526 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
Events
- Publication of Peter Treveris's The Grete Herball (a translation of Le Grant Herbier) in England.{{cite book|last=Rohde|first=Eleanour Sinclair|year=1974|title=The Old English Herbals|location=London|publisher=Minerva Press|isbn=0856360031|pages=[https://archive.org/details/oldenglishherba000rohd/page/65 65–67]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/oldenglishherba000rohd/page/65}}
- May 23 – Transit of Venus occurs
- December 5 – Paracelsus joins the Zur Lutzerne guild of Strasbourg.{{Cite book |language=fr |author=Guy Bechtel |title=Paracelse |publisher=CAL |year=1970 |page=127 }}{{Cite book |author=Walter Pagel |title=Paracelsus: An Introduction to Philosophical Medicine in the Era of the Renaissance |url={{GBurl|wO244WXEBKcC}} |publisher=Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers |page=18 |date=1982 |isbn=978-3-8055-3518-2 |access-date=2020-12-20}}
Births
- February 19 – Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist (died 1609)
- Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Arab astronomer and inventor (died c. 1585)
Deaths
- Eucharius Rösslin, German obstetrician (born c. 1470)