1510 in science

The year 1510 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

• 1510 Influenza pandemic - Summer – First known influenza pandemic, originating in Asia.^[1]

• Peter Henlein makes the first modern mechanical clock.^[2]

• October 6 – John Caius, English physician and benefactor (died 1573)^[3]
• Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia, Sicilian anatomist (died 1580).
• Bernard Palissy, French ceramicist and hydraulic engineer (died c. 1589).
• 'Denis Zachaire', French alchemist (died 1556)
• approx. date
  • Ambroise Paré, French surgeon (died 1590).
  • Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador (died 1554)

• February 28 – Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (born c. 1460).