Bacon 
1. English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) • Syn: Roger Bacon • Instance Hypernyms: monk, monastic, scientist 2. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) • Syn: Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans • Instance Hypernyms: statesman, solon, national leader, philosopher
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