1526 in science

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.^[1]
• May 23 – Transit of Venus occurs
• December 5 – Paracelsus joins the Zur Lutzerne guild of Strasbourg.^[2][3]

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)