One of the earliest scientific societies, the Academia Secretorum Naturae was founded in Naples 1560 by Giambattista della Porta, a physician. Accademia dei Segreti, the Academy of the Mysteries of Nature, an "academy of curious men" met at the home of della Porta, but was soon closed down by the order of Pope Paul V under suspicion of sorcery.¹ Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Giambattista della Porta. ... A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... An academy is an institution for the study of higher learning. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A society is a group of people living or working together. ... Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1550 – January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ... Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ...

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Note 1: p. 16, Leonard C. Bruno 1989, The Landmarks of Science. First editions from the collections of the Library of Congress. ISBN 0-8160-2137-6 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the legal term denoting a ruling or law of great import, see landmark case For the former Las Vegas hotel and casino, see the Landmark Tower. ... // What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... The first edition of a book is generally the product of the first type-setting, but in book collecting it usually refers specifically to the first printing of the first edition, most often a hardback printing. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ...