Aristotle

Chemist and science writer Joe Schwarcz has published a piece on the scientific revolution of the 16th century, arguing that science at the time consisted mainly of studying and debating the works of ancient authorities such as Aristotle and Galen. The change came when Francis Bacon challenged that paradigm, insisting that knowledge should be built through observation and experiment rather than deference to old texts.

Searches for Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, have picked up in Mexico. The name refers to the fourth-century BC thinker whose work on ethics, logic and politics remains central to philosophy courses and public debate. No specific event tied to the spike is known, and commenters have not settled on a single reason for the renewed attention.

Fifty-seven years ago today, Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of US President John F. Kennedy, married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis on the island of Skorpios in Greece. The marriage of America's most famous widow to one of the world's richest men drew intense public fascination at the time and still draws interest, with readers revisiting the couple's ties to Santorini and the Greek islands.

On 20 October 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of US President John F. Kennedy, married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis on the Greek island of Skorpios. The wedding, held nearly five years after Kennedy's assassination, drew intense worldwide attention at the time and remains a frequently recalled moment in history, remembered today alongside Greece's heritage as a travel destination.