1568 in science
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The year 1568 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Botany
[edit]- Orto Botanico di Bologna botanical garden is created under the direction of Ulisse Aldrovandi.
Medicine
[edit]- Ane Breve Descriptioun of the Pest by Gilbert Skene, the first Scottish medical book, is published.
Births
[edit]- October 2 – Marin Getaldić, Ragusan mathematician (died 1626)
- date unknown – Nikolaus Ager, French botanist (died 1634)
Deaths
[edit]- July 13 – William Turner, English naturalist (born c. 1508)
- Garcia de Orta, Portuguese physician (born c. 1501)