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The year 1514 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Events

June 13 – Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.^[1]^[2]
The following are established at the Cortile del Belvedere in the Apostolic Palace in Rome under the patronage of Pope Leo X:
- Leonardo da Vinci, who concentrates on scientific research.
- Hanno, a white Asian elephant, a gift from King Manuel I of Portugal, which is drawn by Raphael.
Johannes Werner publishes his translation of Ptolemy's Geography, Nova Translatio Primi Libri Geographicae Cl. Ptolomaei, containing the Werner map projection and proposing use of the cross-staff for marine navigation.^[3]

Births

February 16 – Georg Joachim Rheticus, cartographer and scientific instrument maker (died 1574)
December 31 – Vesalius, Brabantian anatomist "the father of modern anatomy" (died 1564)
Francisco Hernández de Toledo, physician and botanist (died 1587)

Deaths

November 28 – Hartmann Schedel, cartographer (born 1440)

References

^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 139–142. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ Paine, Lincoln P. (1997). Ships of the World: an Historical Encyclopedia. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-85177-739-2.
^ May, William Edward (1973). A History of Marine Navigation. Henley: Foulis. ISBN 978-0-85429-143-4.

[1] Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 139–142. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.

[2] Paine, Lincoln P. (1997). Ships of the World: an Historical Encyclopedia. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-85177-739-2.

[3] May, William Edward (1973). A History of Marine Navigation. Henley: Foulis. ISBN 978-0-85429-143-4.

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 ==Events==
-* June 13 – ''[[Henry Grace à Dieu]]'', at over 1,000 tons the largest [[warship]] in the world at this time, built at the new [[Woolwich Dockyard]] in England, is dedicated.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=139–142|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Lincoln P.|last=Paine|year=1997|title=Ships of the World: an Historical Encyclopedia|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=0-85177-739-2}}</ref>
+* June 13 – ''[[Henry Grace à Dieu]]'', at over 1,000 tons the largest [[warship]] in the world at this time, built at the new [[Woolwich Dockyard]] in England, is dedicated.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|author-link=Alan Palmer|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=139–142|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Lincoln P.|last=Paine|year=1997|title=Ships of the World: an Historical Encyclopedia|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=0-85177-739-2}}</ref>
 * The following are established at the [[Cortile del Belvedere]] in the [[Apostolic Palace]] in Rome under the patronage of [[Pope Leo X]]:
 ** [[Leonardo da Vinci]], who concentrates on scientific research.
 ** [[Hanno (elephant)|Hanno]], a [[White elephant (pachyderm)|white]] [[Asian elephant]], a gift from King [[Manuel I of Portugal]], which is drawn by [[Raphael]].
-* [[Johannes Werner]] publishes his translation of [[Ptolemy]]'s ''[[Geography (Ptolemy)|Geography]]'', ''Nova Translatio Primi Libri Geographicae Cl. Ptolomaei'', containing the [[Werner map projection]] and proposing use of the [[cross-staff]] for [[marine navigation]].<ref>{{cite book|last=May|first=William Edward|title=A History of Marine Navigation|publisher=Foulis|location=Henley|year=1973|isbn=978-0-85429-143-4}}</ref>
+* [[Johannes Werner]] publishes his translation of [[Ptolemy]]'s ''[[Geography (Ptolemy)|Geography]]'', ''Nova Translatio Primi Libri Geographicae Cl. Ptolomaei'', containing the [[Werner map projection]] and proposing use of the [[cross-staff]] for [[marine navigation]].<ref>{{cite book|last=May|first=William Edward|author-link=Commander W.E. May |title=A History of Marine Navigation|publisher=Foulis|location=Henley|year=1973|isbn=978-0-85429-143-4}}</ref>
 ==Births==