BACON Sir Francis De Augmentis Scientiarum. Lib. IX.

New Latin edition of Bacon’s major treatise on the reform of science.

In it, he proposes a new classification of the sciences and a plan for advancing knowledge through an experimental method. This is the considerably expanded Latin version of his Advancement of Learning (1605).

Hinges rubbed, corners slightly worn.

Provenance: Jean de Bry, 19th-century bookplate; Robert S. Pirie (bookplate).