1517 in science
The year 1517 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Medicine
- A third epidemic of sweating sickness in England hits Oxford and Cambridge.
- German surgeon Hans von Gersdorff publishes his Feldbuch der Wundarzney.
Births
- June 29 – Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist
- October 5 – Leonardo Fioravanti, Bolognese physician
- Pierre Belon, French naturalist
- Jacques Pelletier du Mans, French mathematician