See also: 1619 in science, other events of 1620, 1621 in science and the list of years in science.
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 c1548)