Home›Scientists›Era›By Century›16th centuryBrowse By16th centuryThis dimension groups scientists by the era in which they worked. Wikipedia notes that "it was not until the 19th century that the term scientist came into regular use," a term coined long after many of the people the atlas now calls scientists had already done their work. Browsing by era lets a visitor compare scientists active in the same period.Facts16th centuryConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonConcept Term OriginWell-attested1834 116th centuryFilter Results15 entriesDisciplineAllAstronomy (8)Biology (1)Chemistry (1)Mathematics (4)Medicine (3)Philosophy of Science (1)Physics (4)Field (legacy)AllAnatomy (1)Astronomy, Astrology, Alchemy (1)Astronomy, Astrology, Mathematics, Natural philosophy (1)Mathematics and philosophy (1)Optics and instrument making (2)Physics and astronomy (1)Physiology (1)InstitutionAllTrinity College, Cambridge (1)University of Padua (2)In GroupAllClassical And Theoretical Physicists Before 1900 (1)Geometry And Topology (1)Historical And Classical Astronomers (2)Historical And Foundational Mathematicians (1)Other Mathematicians (1)Other Physics (2)Planetary Science And Solar System Astronomy (3)Probability And Statistics (1)NationalityAllDenmark (1)France (1)Germany (3)Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1)Holy Roman Empire (1)Italy (1)Kingdom of Sicily (1)Netherlands (4)United Kingdom (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15Andreas Vesalius16th centuryCornelius Gemma16th centuryFrancis Bacon16th centuryGalileo Galilei16th centuryGerolamo Cardano16th centuryGiovanni Battista Hodierna16th centuryHans Lippershey16th centuryJohannes Acronius Frisius16th centuryJohannes Fabricius16th centuryJohannes Kepler16th centuryJohn Napier16th centuryRené Descartes16th centuryTycho Brahe16th centuryWilliam Harvey16th centuryZacharias Janssen16th centuryConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 1,925 connections.Sources1. Online Etymology Dictionary: scientisttier 2Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, scientist entryQuote, Online Etymology Dictionary, scientist entry"person versed in or devoted to science," 1834, a hybrid coined from Latin scientia (see science) by the Rev. William Whewell, English polymath, by analogy with artist, in the same paragraph in which he coined physicist.View the SourceÉdouard Roche (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: Édouard RocheView the SourceJames Van Allen (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: James Van AllenView the SourceEnrico Fermi (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: Enrico FermiView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.