Deaths on October 15

Géraud de Cordemoy

Died on October 15, 1684

Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (b. 1626)

Géraud de Cordemoy (6 October 1626 in Paris – 15 October 1684 in Paris) was a French philosopher, historian and lawyer. He is mainly known for his works in metaphysics and for his theory of language.

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10 Dec

De motu corporum in gyrum
Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.