1623 in philosophy

1623 in philosophy

Events

• Galileo Galilei lays down the foundations of the scientific method.

Publications

• Francis Bacon, De Augmentis Scientiarum (1623)
• Galileo Galilei, The Assayer (Il Saggiatore) (1623)
• Patrick Scot, The Tillage of Light (1623)

Births

• May 26 - William Petty (died 1687)
• June 19 - Blaise Pascal (died 1662)

Deaths

• 16 November - Francisco Sanches (born 1550)

References

Bibliography

• Arnǎutu, Robert R. A., Early Modern Philosophy of Technology: Bacon and Descartes, Zeta Books, 2017 .
• Debus, Allen G., The Chemical Philosophy, Courier Corporation, 2013 .
• Drake, Stillman, Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Toronto Press, 1999 .
• Galileo Galilei, (trans: Stillman Drake), The Assayer, 1623
• McClellan, James Edward; Dorn, Harold, Science and Technology in World History, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 .