1562 in science
The year 1562 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
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Geography
- Diego Gutiérrez and Hieronymus Cock published the map Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio.
Mathematics
- Humphrey Baker's arithmetic textbook The Wellspring of Sciences first published in London.
Births
- April 24 – Xu Guangqi, Chinese polymath (died 1633)
- October 4 – Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (died 1647)
Deaths
- October 9 – Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (born 1523)
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