November 7

Are You Sure ...

• ... that philosopher and natural scientist Bernardino Telesio (7 November 1509 – 2 October 1588) proposed theories which were later disproven, but that his emphasis on observation anticipated the scientific method?

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On This Day in History and Fiction

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  1509: Philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio born. His emphasis on observation will influence the emergence of the scientific method.

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  1633: Submarine inventor Cornelius Drebbel dies.

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  1657: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Mario Bettinus dies. He wrote Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae, an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities.

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  1818: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond born. He will discover nerve action potential, and develop experimental electrophysiology.

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  1867: Physicist and chemist Marie Curie born. She will conduct pioneering research on radioactivity, discovering the elements polonium and radium.

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  1872: The American ship Mary Celeste sets sail from New Your. The ship will later be found nine days later, mysteriously abandoned and only slightly damaged.

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  1872: Mathematician Alfred Clebsch dies. He made important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory.

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  1996: NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor. Mars Global Surveyor will examine the entire planet, from the ionosphere down through the atmosphere to the surface. It will also provide support for sister orbiters and Mars landers and rovers.

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  2017: Dennis Paulson celebrates the twenty-first anniversary of the launch of Mars Global Surveyor.