1574 in science

The year 1574 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Events

* The Charcas Mineral District in the state of San Luis Potosi (New Spain, later Mexico) is discovered for the mining of lead, zinc, copper, and silver.
* Juan Fernández, a Portuguese navigator, discovers, along the coast of Chile, the Juan Fernandez Islands, where later, shipwreck survivor Alexander Selkirk (the real figure behind Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") would live for 4 years.

Excavations

* In Rome (Italy), in the river Tiber between the two bridges, the monument base is discovered for a statue of Simon Paeter (or Simon the Sorcerer, the "Magus of Samaria"), with inscription "Simoni Deo Sancto" (translation: "To Simon the Holy God").

Technology

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Births

* William Oughtred, English mathematician who invented the slide rule (died 1660)

BIRTHS

*KALIB BOGART, NOVOMBER 21 1996-?