1520 in science

The year 1520 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Botany

Publication of Le Grant Herbier in Paris.

Exploration

November 1–28 – Ferdinand Magellan's fleet makes the first passage of the Strait of Magellan and he names the Pacific Ocean.

Births

approx. date – Vincenzo Galilei, Italian scientist and musician

Agatha Streicher, German physician

Deaths

approx. date – Pedro Álvares Cabral, Portuguese explorer.