Instauratio Magna

Francis Bacon

Translated by Robert Leslie Ellis and Douglas Denon Heath James Spedding

5 chapters · about 43 min

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THE PLAN OF THE GREAT INSTAURATION

The Instauration includes six Parts:

1. The Divisions of the Sciences

2. The New Organon; or Directions concerning the Interpretation of Nature

3. The Phenomena of the Universe; or a Natural and Experimental History for the Foundation of Philosophy

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About this edition

The words
Robert Leslie Ellis and Douglas Denon Heath James Spedding's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • The source website's menus, layout and notices
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers
  • The index