Laboratories, their planning and fittings . h an abiding hope, a sustained object in life, one whowrought through evil days and in adverse conditions for the glory of Godand the relief of mans estate . Though Bacon did not make any one single advance in natural know-ledge—though his precepts, as Whewell reminds us, are now practically use-less —yet he used his great talents, his high position, to enforce upon theworld a new method of wrenching from Nature her secrets, and, with tirelesspatience and untiring passion, impressed upon his contemporaries the convic-tion that there was a new unexplo
Laboratories, their planning and fittings . h an abiding hope, a sustained object in life, one whowrought through evil days and in adverse conditions for the glory of Godand the relief of mans estate . Though Bacon did not make any one single advance in natural know-ledge—though his precepts, as Whewell reminds us, are now practically use-less —yet he used his great talents, his high position, to enforce upon theworld a new method of wrenching from Nature her secrets, and, with tirelesspatience and untiring passion, impressed upon his contemporaries the convic-tion that there was a new unexplored Kingdom of Knowledge within thereach and grasp of man, if he will be humble enough, and patient enough,and truthful enough to occupy it . In conclusion, may I say, that in my opinion this book will be a realhelp to those engaged in investigating the secrets of Nature—to all those whoare in Francis Bacons sonorous words working for the glory of God andthe relief of mans estate . A. E. SHIPLEY. Christs College Lodge,March 10, 3C u w c< AUTIIOR^S INTRODUCJ ION. Thk history of natural science teaching in England forms a very markedillustration of our national conservatism, and even to this day the number ofour public men who personally know anything of this field of study, andare thus in a position to appreciate its value, is so small, that science has stillto take its due place in a liberal education in this country. For while it isprobable that no one would deny the value of such study for those destinedfor technical pursuits, there are many who entirely fail to appreciate thevalue of science as part of a general curriculum. When one reflects thatonly a quarter of a century separated the design shown in the frontispiecefrom the birth of the Science and Art Department, it seems strange thatthree times this interval has not carried us further to-day. The exhibitionof 1851 is usually regarded as the starting point of our science training, buteven 1889, the date o
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