How Did Francis Bacon Impact The Scientific Revolution

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The long successful lives of Francis Bacon and René Descartes greatly impacted the Scientific Revolution, and later generations, by developing philosophical theories and methods. Both Bacon and Descartes held the belief that “…virtually all beliefs of preceding generations (outside religion) as worthless…” (Palmer, R.R., et al. A History of the Modern World: Tenth Edition. New York State, 2007). These two revolutionary minds also had many more opinions, and philosophies, some ideas they agreed on, other ideas they did not agree on. To further understand the impact both philosophers had on history, their lives and works must be analyzed. Francis Bacon was born in England, 1561, and he lived until 1626. During this time period, Aristotelian