Francis Bacon
Zagorin, Perez1998
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This work looks at the career of Francis Bacon, who predicted that science would be used to prolong life, cure diseases, and invent new materials. It also looks at his life as a philosopher, writer, lawyer, courtier and statesman.
Main title:
Francis Bacon / by Perez Zagorin.
Author:
Imprint:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
Collation:
xvi, 286p., [11]p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691059280 (hbk)
Dewey class:
192920
Local class:
BIO BACO
Language:
English
BRN:
1033652