What scientific works were published in 1543?

The year 1543 is often celebrated as an annus mirabilis due to major publications that marked the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. Among these pivotal works were Nicolaus Copernicus's book on heliocentrism and Andreas Vesalius's groundbreaking treatise on human anatomy. These printings initiated an irreversible break with older natural philosophies.

What we know

• The year 1543 is sometimes referred to as an annus mirabilis because of its significant publications in science. [2]
• Nicolaus Copernicus published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, or On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, in 1543. [3, 5]
• Andreas Vesalius published De humani corporis fabrica, or On the Workings of the Human Body, in 1543. [3]
• The printings of the major works by Copernicus and Vesalius in 1543 are frequently said to have begun the Scientific Revolution. [3, 5]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat was the Scientific Revolution?
• whoWho was Nicolaus Copernicus?
• how it workedHow did Andreas Vesalius change anatomy?
• compared withWhat was Gerolamo Cardano's Ars Magna?
• whenWhen did the Scientific Revolution end?
• an unexpected connectionHow does algebra connect to astronomical revolutions?Gerolamo Cardano's algebra text Ars Magna is grouped alongside the foundational 1543 astronomical and anatomical treatises as the three greatest scientific works of the early Renaissance.

Sources

• [1]1543 (Wikidata Q6523) · CC0 1.0
• [2]1543 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Scientific Revolution · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Ars Magna (Cardano book) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]1543 in science · CC BY-SA 4.0