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The Advancement of Learning (Modern Library Science) (Updated Edition) by Francis Bacon, Stephen Jay Gould (Series Editor), John Milton, Thomas Browne Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-375-75846-1 / 0375758461 ISBN-13: 978-0-375-75846-1 / 9780375758461 While he didn't exactly invent science, Francis Bacon is its best-known early promoter. The Advancement of Learning is his 1605 argument in favour of natural philosophy and inductive reasoning, and is just as vigorous and cogent today. Though using the language of Shakespeare, the book is still larg |