The Advancement Of Learning : 2 Volumes
by Bacon, Francis [ed. By F. G. Selby]
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Synopsis
Francis Bacon was born in London in 1561. A powerful member of Parliament and lord chancellor under King James I, he was among the first of the English philosophers. He died in 1626. Stephen Jay Gould is the Alexander Agassiz professor of zoology and professor of geology at Harvard and the Vincent Astor visiting professor of biology at New York University. Recent books include Full House, Dinosaur in a Haystack, and Questioning the Millennium. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6366
- Title
- The Advancement Of Learning : 2 Volumes
- Author
- Bacon, Francis [ed. By F. G. Selby]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- BACON FRANCIS 1561 1626 BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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