1566 in science
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 Anvers.
- 1566–67 – Completion of "Stari Most" bridge crossing the Neretva at Mostar by the Ottoman Empire.
- Autumn – Probable completion of the Exeter Canal, the first in England, and with the first use of a pound lock in England.
Navigation
- Pedro Nunes' work on navigation, Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera, is published.
Events
- 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.
Births
- Giuseppe Biancani, Italian astronomer
- Jan Jesenius, Slovak physician
- Michal Sedziwój, Polish alchemist
- Caterina Vitale, Maltese pharmacist
Deaths
- May 4 – Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist
- May 10 – Leonhart Fuchs, German botanist
- July 2 – Nostradamus, French physician and astrologer
- July 30 – Guillaume Rondelet, French physician
