Bacon, Francis 1561-1626

The advancement of learning by Francis Bacon ( Book )
317 editions published between 1605 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 3,615 libraries worldwide
"Bacon's object in this work was to show the necessity of advancing knowledge, to justify learning by setting forth its dignity and true value. In pursuance of this end, he describes and classifies the existing sciences, showing, as he himself says, "not only things invented and known, but likewise things omitted which ought to be there." By exhibiting the defects of the existing sciences, and showing the possibility of filling up the gaps, he hoped to incite others to undertake the work. He will ring the bell, as he puts it, to call the wits together. Moreover, he feels it to be no small part of his duty to remove the hindrances which have so long retarded the advance of knowledge, and in particular to expose the pretensions of the Aristotelian philosophy, which seem to him the source of so much mischief"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Essays by Francis Bacon ( Book )
484 editions published between 1701 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 2,577 libraries worldwide
Korte opstellen van de Engelse geleerde (1561-1626) over menselijke deugden en ondeugden en over maatschappelijke en cultuurfilosofische problemen.

Essays and New Atlantis by Francis Bacon ( Book )
207 editions published between 1627 and 2011 in 16 languages and held by 2,500 libraries worldwide
Incomplete and posthumously issued, this account of an ideal state reveals both practical methods and unique fantasy.

Novum organum by Francis Bacon ( Book )
282 editions published between 1620 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 1,516 libraries worldwide
"When The New Organon appeared in 1620, as part of a six-part programme of scientific inquiry entitled 'The Great Renewal of Learning', Francis Bacon was at the high point of his political career, and his ambitious work was groundbreaking in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to a new and rapidly emerging experimentally based science. Bacon combines theoretical scientific epistemology with examples from applied science, examining phenomena as various as magnetism, gravity and the ebb and flow of the tides, and anticipating later experimental work by Robert Boyle and others. His work challenges the entire edifice of the philosophy and learning of his time, and has left its mark on all subsequent philosophical discussions of scientific method. This volume presents a new translation of the text into modern English by Michael Silverthorne, together with an introduction by Lisa Jardine that sets the work in the context of Bacon's scientific and philosophical activities."--Jacket.

Essays, civil and moral : and the new Atlantis by Francis Bacon ( Book )
52 editions published between 1879 and 2004 in English and held by 1,491 libraries worldwide
Whether turning a phrase or observing the politics of the day the father of the scientific method also took his place with Essays as the mast of English prose.

The essays or counsels, civil and moral by Francis Bacon ( Book )
119 editions published between 1625 and 9999 in 6 languages and held by 1,343 libraries worldwide

The works of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon ( Book )
345 editions published between 1740 and 2005 in 6 languages and held by 1,202 libraries worldwide

Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon ( Book )
47 editions published between 1865 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,077 libraries worldwide
This is the first extensive one-volume anthology of Bacon's writings since 1905. It includes the major English literary works on which his reputation rests: the Advancement of Learning (1605), the Essays (1597 and 1625), and the posthumously published New Atlantis (1626). In addition it reprints sixteen other works which are not otherwise available, which show Bacon's remarkable all-round abilities in politics, law, theology, and poetry. A special feature of the edition.

Selected writings by Francis Bacon ( Book )
5 editions published in 1955 in English and held by 1,046 libraries worldwide

The history of the reign of King Henry the Seventh by Francis Bacon ( Book )
186 editions published between 1622 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 1,034 libraries worldwide
Godwin's work has special t.p.: Annals of England : containing the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary / written in Latin by Francis, Lord Bishop of Hereford ; thus Englished, corrected and enlarged by Morgan Godwyn. London : Printed by W.G. for T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswel, 1675.