16th century

Also known as 16th-century, sixteenth century

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The 16th century was the period from 1501 to 1600, spanning one hundred years of human history. It matters because it was a time of major transformations including the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the Age of Exploration with European voyages to the Americas and Asia, and significant shifts in art, religion, science, and global trade that shaped the modern world.

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Research

16,837 papers

Renaissance-Europe-16th Century continued.Progress in brain research · 2024Ganz JCDOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2024.02.014
Epilepsy in the Renaissance: a survey of remedies from 16th and 17th century German herbals.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2012Adams M, Schneider SV, Kluge M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.010
Brazilian plants with possible action on the central nervous system: a study of historical sources from the 16th to 19th century.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2007Giorgetti M, Negri G, Rodrigues EDOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.08.003
From Mid 16th Century French Court to End 18th Century Danish Court: The Fatal Power of the Mammillary Process.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2019Mudry ADOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002230
Increasing prevalence of hot drought across western North America since the 16th century.Science advances · 2024King KE, Cook ER, Anchukaitis KJ et al.DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4289
Missions, Humanitarianism, and the Evolution of Modern Global Surgery.The American surgeon · 2021Ellis DI, Nakayama DK, Fitzgerald TNDOI: 10.1177/0003134820979181
History of Streptococcus pyogenes Research.Review2022Ferretti JJ, Stevens DL, Fischetti VA et al.
Alcohol in Hebridean culture: 16th-20th century.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 1995Dean ADOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1995.90227713.x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: century
Part of: 2nd millennium
Has part: 1590s
Followed by: 17th century
Follows: 15th century

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Commons category: 16th century
topic's main category: Category:16th century
point in time: 1600-01-01
end time: 1600-12-31
start time: 1501-01-01
name: Cinquecento
related category: Category:16th century-related lists
Stack Exchange tag: hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/16th-century
category for births in this time period: Category:16th-century births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:16th-century deaths
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Encyclopedic overview

The world map by Gerardus Mercator shows (besides the classical continents Europe, Africa, and Asia) the Americas as America sive India Nova, New Guinea, and other islands of Southeast Asia, as well as a hypothetical Arctic continent and a yet undetermined Terra Australis.The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 (MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The Habsburg Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Persia, Mughal India and Ming China were the most powerful and hegemonic states.

The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion of the new sciences, invented the first thermometer and made substantial contributions in the fields of physics and astronomy, becoming a major figure in the Scientific Revolution in Europe.

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