The Works Of Francis Bacon, Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, And Lord High Chancellor Of England, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) 12+

📗 Excerpt from The Works Of Francis Bacon, Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, And Lord High Chancellor Of England, Vol. 2II. Historia naturalis, - ut fubjeéto (quemadmodum diximus) triplex; ita ufu duplex eli. Adhibet'ur enim aut propter rerum ipfarum cognitio nem, quae hifioriae mandantur; aut tanquam materia prima pl1ilofophiae, atque verae induétionis fupellcx live fylva. Atque policrius hoc nunc agitur; nunc, inquam; neque unquam antehac. Neque enim Arifi0telcs, aut Theophrafius, aut Diofcorides, aut Caius Plinius, multo minus moderni hunc finem (de quo loquimur) hiltoriae naturalis unquam fibi propofuc, runt'. Atque in hoc plurimum eli ut qui partes fcribendi hifioriam natu ralem fibi pofihac fumpfcriur, hoc perpetuo cogitent atque animo agitent; fe non le&oris dele£tationi, non utilitati ipfi, quae ex narrationibus in prae fens capi pofiit, debere infcrvire; (ed conquirere comparare rerum copi am &varietatem, quae veris axiomatibus conficiendis fufiiciat. Hoc enim fi cogitent, modum hujnfmodi hifioriae ipli libi praefcribent. Finis enim regit modum.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, su...