Novum Organum Scientiarum: A new way of thinking Follow the steps from observation and theory to experimentation and results, to discover its relevance to us today. In this exhibition, explore how Francis Bacon’s new experimental method was used by scientists and scientific companies in St Albans. He is also known as the ’father of Experimental Philosophy’ (or Science) because of his book Novum Organum Scientiarum - “a new instrument of science”. However, they may be less familiar with the role St Albans has played in the lives and work of scientists throughout history.įrom the scientific observations of medieval abbots to the pioneering work of Professor Stephen Hawking on black holes, St Albans has been home to every kind of scientist, including physicists, astronomers, entomologists, medical pioneers, engineering experts and many more.Īt the heart of this story is Sir Francis Bacon - a philosopher, poet, author, garden designer, cryptographer, courtier and lawyer. Visitors may know of St Albans for its Roman heritage, its place in the Wars of the Roses, or for the Benedictine monastery of St Albans Abbey.
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