1623

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Philosophy is written in this grand book-I mean the universe-which stands continually open to our gaze, but it cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and interpret the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometrical figures, without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it; without these, one is wandering about in a dark labyrinth.

Galileo Galilei

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Topic

Mathematics

Author

Galileo Galilei

Language

Italian

Time

1623 1620s 17th century

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Original Citation

Galilei, Galileo. Il Saggiatore [The Assayer]. Rome, 1623.

Current Citation

Galilei, Galileo. "The Assayer." Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo. Doubleday & Company, 1957.

He was not of an age but for all time!

Ben Jonson

On Shakespeare.

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Topic

Shakespeare

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1623 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Citation

Jonson, Ben. "To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623.