Sylva Sylvarum: A Natural History, in Ten Centuries. 1627 Bacon

Sylva Sylvarum: A Natural History, in Ten Centuries. 1627 Bacon

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AUTHOR: FRANCIS BACON

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

DATE: 1670

PAGE #: 414

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

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HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: "SYLVA SYLVARUM: A NATURAL HISTORY, IN TEN CENTURIES," IS A COLLECTION OF FRANCIS BACON’S 17TH CENTURY NATURAL MEDICINE AND PHILOSOPHY, PUBLISHED IN 1627. SYLVA SYLVARUM DETAILS THE SCIENTIST’S EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES "NEW ATLANTIS," BACON’S INTERPRETATION OF A FUTURE FOR HUMAN DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS LIKENED TO THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. FRANCIS BACON’S REPUTATION AS AN ENGLISH PHILOSOPHER, SCIENTIST, AND AUTHOR LENT CREDIT TO HIS EXTREME INFLUENCE DURING THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION, AND VOLTAIRE INTRODUCED HIM AS THE “FATHER OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.” BACON LAID THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE WORKS OF MANY NOTABLE SCIENTISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS TO FOLLOW.

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