Gassendi

[ ga-sahn-dee ]

/ ga sɑ̃ˈdi /

Pierre

[pyer] /pyɛr/,1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist.

Example sentences from the Web for gassendi

It is probable that Gassendi did not make this objection very seriously.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2 |Henry Hallam
The last of the astrologers was Morin, best known as the opponent of Gassendi.

Lancashire Folk-lore |John Harland
Gassendi commenced his watch on the 5th of November, and carefully studied the sun's image at every available opportunity.

The Story of the Heavens |Robert Stawell Ball
Such was the opinion of Gassendi, as we find in his objections to Descartes.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

He had been seen to arrive by the way of the boulevard Gassendi and roam about the streets in the gloaming.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo

Gassendi

/ (French ɡasɛndɪ) /

Pierre. 1592–1655, French physicist and philosopher, who promoted an atomic theory of matter