Knowledge is power : Francis Bacon and the method of science
Henry, John, 1939-2002
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This account of Bacon's ambitions and achievements explains why Bacon was driven to reform the method of science. It reveals the role of magic and millenarianism in the origins of scientific thinking, and explains why Baconian ideas are influential.
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Imprint:
Cambridge : Icon, 2002.
Collation:
[vi], 177 p. : ill., facsims., port. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781840463569 (hbk)
Dewey class:
192920
Local class:
BIO BACO
Language:
English
BRN:
1719456