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Publication of Novum Organum
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- 1620
- Where
- Unspecified
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- Publication of Novum Organum
Bacon published the Novum Organum in 1620 as the second part of his Great Instauration, introducing a new logical system based on induction.
The work, written in Latin, was included in a volume published in 1620. It consisted of two books of aphorisms and was part of the Instauratio Magna. Although unfinished, with promised additions remaining unprinted, it proposed a logic superior to syllogism and emphasized starting natural philosophy with the senses.
Sources
- Novum Organum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24
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