The original French text of the book “Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la verité dans les sciences” authored by René Descartes is/are in the public domain and not protected by copyright because at least 100 years (viz. 376) have passed since the author’s death in 1650.

The English translation of the book “Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la verité dans les sciences” (“Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences”) authored by John Veitch is/are in the public domain and not protected by copyright because at least 100 years (viz. 132) have passed since the author’s death in 1894.