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The New Atlantis and Advancement of Learning is a collection of two works by the famous English philosopher, statesman, and essayist Francis Bacon. The first work, The New Atlantis, is a utopian novel that describes a fictional island society that is technologically advanced... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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The New Atlantis and Advancement of Learning is a collection of two important works by the renowned philosopher and scientist, Francis Bacon. The New Atlantis is a utopian novel that explores the idea of a perfect society, where science and technology are used for the betterment... Read Full Overview

The Advancement of Learning (Or: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human) by Francis Bacon is a book that inspired the taxonomic structure of the highly influential Encyclop die by Jean le Rond d'Alembert and Denis Diderot, and is credited by Bacon's... Read Full Overview