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" The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible. "
Monthly Journal of Science, and Annals of Biology, Astronomy, Geology ... - Page 51
edited by - 1868
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Miscellaneous writings in philosophy, morality ...

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 292 pages
...study of the worts and creatures of God ;" and in effecting the object of this new society, which is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the accomplishment of all things possible, be gives a finished exampkofthelucidusordo. Having set...
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The Christian Remembrancer, Volume 6

1843 - 750 pages
...both its credenda and its agenda ; its researches are both lucifera and fructifera ; its end is both " the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the effecting of all things possible." * The latter of these was a continual subject of high and...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...fourthly, the ordinances and rites " which we observe. i; " THE end of our foundation is the know" ledge of causes, and secret motions of things; " and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, '' to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. " We have...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...fourthly, the ordinances and rites " which we observe. " THE end of our foundation is the know" ledge of causes, and secret motions of things ; " and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, " to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. " We have...
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...assigned. And, fourthly, the ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. We have large...
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end o" our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and seer-' motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to th» effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. We have large...
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The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History, Volume 2

William Whewell - 1840 - 606 pages
...traveller, describes it by the name of Solomon's House; and says *, " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things ; and the enlarging the bounds of the human empire to effecting of things possible." And, as parts of this House, he describes...
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Report of the Annual Meeting

British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1842 - 552 pages
...discoveries as we have just spoken of. Of this institution, he says, " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging the bounds of the human empire to effecting of things possible." As parts of this house, there are...
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pages
...down heside him, gives him the following account ofSolomon's House : — The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the effecting of all things possible. The preparations and instruments are these : we have large...
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 3

George Lillie Craik - 1847 - 276 pages
...caused his visitor to sit down beside him, gives him the following account of Solomon's House: — secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the effecting of all things possible. The preparations and instruments are these : we have large...
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