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1503 in science
The year
1503 in
science
and
technology
included many events, some of which are listed below.
Astronomy
July 23 â Unknown at this time,
Pluto
moves outside
Neptune
's orbit, remaining there for 233 years.
Exploration
May 10 âÂÂ
Christopher Columbus
first sights the
Cayman Islands
, which he names
Las Tortugas
after the numerous
sea turtle
s there.
Technology
April 21 âÂÂ
Battle of Cerignola
:
Spanish
forces defeat the
French
, considered the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
Giuliano da Sangallo
constructs the city waIls of
Arezzo
in
Tuscany
using the new technology of
bastion
s.
Births
December 14 âÂÂ
Nostradamus
,
French
physician
and
astrologer
(died
1566
)
References