1267 ⟶ Roger Bacon Publishes Opus Majus
Roger Bacon's *Opus Majus* synthesized translated works on m...
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🔬 Roger Bacon Publishes Opus Majus
Roger Bacon's *Opus Majus* synthesized translated works on mathematics, Optics, and alchemy, detailing methods for verifying theories through observation and experimentation, foreshadowing the scientific method.⟶
Scientific MethodOpticsMathematicsScholasticismMiddle AgesTranslation
United Kingdom➗ John Napier Publishes Logarithms
John Napier introduces the logarithm to simplify calculations.⟶
MathematicsScientific RevolutionNavigationAstronomy
United Kingdom⚗️ Robert Boyle Formulates Boyle's Law
Robert Boyle: Boyle's law of ideal gases.⟶
Scientific RevolutionPhysicsChemistryRobert BoyleExperimentationScientific MethodMathematics
United Kingdom⚗️ Bayes' Theorem Published
Thomas Bayes publishes first version of Bayes' theorem, paving the way for Bayesian probability⟶
StatisticsMathematicsScientific RevolutionEpistemologyData Analysis
United Kingdom💡 George Boole Publishes Mathematical Analysis of Logic
George Boole: publishes The Mathematical Analysis of Logic, defining Boolean algebra; refined in his 1854 The Laws of Thought.⟶
LogicMathematicsComputer ScienceIntellectual History
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