1566 in science

Overview of the events of 1566 in science

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The year 1566 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Biology

Rembert Dodoens publishes Frumentorum, leguminum, palustrium et aquatilium herbarum, ac eorum quae eo pertinent historia at Antwerp.

1566–67 – Completion of "Stari Most" bridge crossing the Neretva at Mostar by the Ottoman Empire (builder: Mimar Hayruddin).
Autumn – Probable completion of the Exeter Canal, the first in England, and with the first use of a pound lock in England (engineer: John Trew of Glamorgan).^[1]^[2]

December 29 – Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, while studying at the University of Rostock in Mecklenburg, loses part of his nose in a duel with fellow nobleman and relation Manderup Parsberg over a mathematical formula.^[3]^[4]

^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 153–156. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ Clew, Kenneth R. (1984). The Exeter Canal. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 0-85033-544-2.
^ O'Connor, J. J.; Robertson, E. F. (April 2003). "Tycho Brahe". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
^ Ihren, Fredric. "Tycho Brahe's Nose And The Story Of His Pet Moose". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2013-11-26.