西芒托學院
西芒托學院（Accademia del Cimento）是一個早期的科學團體，由伽利略的學生喬瓦尼·阿方索·博雷利與溫琴佐·維維亞尼於1657年在佛羅倫斯創立，並獲得了托斯卡納大公斐迪南二世·德·美第奇與其弟萊奧波爾多·德·美第奇的資助。學院前後共存在十餘年，是歷史上最早的科學團體之一。
西芒托學院十分強調實驗，其座右銘即為「嘗試再嘗試」（Provando e riprovando）。學院在科學實驗的早期發展過程中發揮了重要作用。學院成員嘗試使實驗過程標準化，並利用各種儀器進行科學探索。
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