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"Feldbuch der Wundarzney" by Hans von Gersdorff
The year 1517 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Medicine
- A third epidemic of sweating sickness in England hits Oxford and Cambridge.
 - German surgeon Hans von Gersdorff publishes his Feldbuch der Wundarzney ("Field book of surgery").
 
Births
- June 29 – Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (died 1585)
 - October 5 – Leonardo Fioravanti, Bolognese physician (died 1588)
 - Pierre Belon, French naturalist (died 1564)
 - Jacques Pelletier du Mans, French mathematician (died 1582)
 
Deaths
- Luca Pacioli, Florentine mathematician (b. c.1447)
 
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