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Francis Bacon dies. 1644. Evangelista Torricelli invents mercury barometer. ... "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." ...

Identifying problems: Francis Bacon wrote a treatise in 1620 to encourage scientific study. (Courtesy: Science Source/Science Photo Library) The British scientist and philosopher Francis Bacon ...

If we don’t make a fundamental change to the way we are living, the world faces the destruction of entire eco-systems, flooding of coastal areas, and ever more extreme weather. Such was the stark ...

Francis Bacon – the Elizabethan philosopher, not the 20th-century painter – seems to inflame people. Hillary Clinton has spent two decades having her every sneeze scrutinized for evidence of ...

Opinion: 17th century philosopher Francis Bacon is playing a role in the urgent contest over the heart and soul of climate action. Earlier this year, Ireland’s experiment with deliberative ...

Francis Bacon, social networking superstar, strikes a pose ca. 1618. ... There's the creepy painter. And then there's Francis Bacon, the English philosopher and statesman who ...

Bacon helped usher in the scientific revolution. If we're serious about combatting global warming, we should follow his example. Francis Bacon: the 17th-century philosopher whose scientific ideas ...