Novum Organum
[ noh-vuhm awr-guh-nuhm, awr-gah-nuhm, -gan-uhm; Latin noh-woom ohr-gah-noom ]
noun
a philosophical work in Latin (1620) by Francis Bacon, presenting an inductive method for scientific and philosophical inquiry.
Words Nearby Novum Organum
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Novum Organum in a sentence
Bacon was 60 years of age when his "Novum Organum" was published.
The Mystery of Francis Bacon | William T. SmedleyHis fame, too, had been increased by the publication in 1620 of his most celebrated work, the Novum Organum.
This division is represented, though only imperfectly, by the Novum Organum, particularly book ii.
This supposition receives some support from the manner in which the fifth part is spoken of in the Novum Organum, i. 116.
As a general description, the following passage from the Novum Organum, ii.
Browse