Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Viscount St Albans. English philosopher, scientist and statesman. Shown here after his appointment as Lord Chancellor (1618). In science advocated observation and experiment rather than Aristotelian deductive logic. Copperplate engraving.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Viscount St Albans. English philosopher, scientist and statesman. Shown here after his appointment as Lord Chancellor (1618). In science advocated observation and experiment rather than Aristotelian deductive logic. Copperplate engraving.
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