1620
Science
England
Novum Organum and inductive method
Francis Bacon argued knowledge must be built from organised experiment.
Why it mattered
Articulated the programme of the scientific revolution.
Renaissance
1620
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
1620
Transportation
England
Submarine navigation trial on the Thames
Drebbel's oared, greased-leather craft travelled submerged.
Why it mattered
The first working submersible.
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