1505 in science
The year 1505 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed below.
Biology
approx. date – Leonardo da Vinci produces his Codex on the Flight of Birds.Exploration
- Portuguese reach the Comoros archipelago.
- Bermuda is discovered by Spanish explorer Juan de Bermúdez.
- 1505 or 1506 – Portuguese explorer Gonçalo Álvares is the first to sight what will later be known as Gough Island.
Mathematics
- Scipione del Ferro solves the depressed cubic equation.
Mineralogy
- Ulrich Rülein von Calw publishes Eyn wohlgeordnet und nützlich Büchlein, wie man bergwerk suchen und finden Soll in Augsburg, the first scientific treatment of mining in Germany.