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Franklin Library leather edition of Sir Francis Bacon's "Essays Advancement of Learning New Atlantis," one of the 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME series, published in 1982. Bound in green leather, the book has French moire silk end leaves, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, a satin book marker, hubbed spines, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition---most would list as fine. Sir Francis Bacon, who lived from 1561-1626, was born in London and educated at Trinity College, CAMBRIDGE. He entered Parliament in 1584. Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are credited with developing the scientific method. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. His works argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. Most importantly, he argued science could be achieved by use of a sceptical and methodical approach whereby scientists aim to avoid misleading themselves. Francis Bacon was a patron of libraries and developed a functional system for the cataloging of books by dividing them into three categories—history, poetry, and philosophy—which could further be divided into more specific subjects and subheadings. Bacon was the first recipient of the Queen's Counsel designation, which was conferred in 1597 when Elizabeth I of England reserved Bacon as her legal advisor. Bacon wanted to create a new system of philosophy, based on a right interpretation of nature, to replace that of Aristotle. cession of James VI and I in 1603, Bacon was knighted and became the Viscount St. Alban in 1621. Because he had no heirs, both titles became extinct upon his death in 1626, at 65 years. In his essay on "Revenge," Bacon describes it was a "kind of wild justice." In "Of Envy," Bacon he calls it an "evil eye" and quotes scriptures. In "Of Empire," he describes man's obsession with desiring things. 391 pages. I offer Combined shipping.