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CHEMISTRY

The scientific method of reasoning is expounded by Francis Bacon in his ''Novum Organum''

GEOLOGY

Francis Bacon notices the jigsaw fit of the opposite shores of the Atlantic Ocean

BIRTHS

Jean Picard , French astronomer (died 1682 )

Robert Morison , Scottish botanist (died 1683 )

Edme Mariotte , French physicist (died 1684 )

DEATHS

Simon Stevin , Flemish scientist (born c 1548 )