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What years did Francis Bacon live?

1561-1626

Which type of reasoning did Bacon prefer for scientific investigation?

Inductive reasoning

In Bacon's animal analogy, which creature represents his ideal approach to knowledge?

The bee

What were Bacon's Tables of Instances designed to do?

Record all facts before drawing conclusions

Which of Bacon's works became the most influential?

Novum Organum (1620)

When was the Royal Society formally founded?

1660

What did Bacon conclude about heat from his investigation?

Heat is a form of motion

According to The Advancement of Learning, what happens if men begin with certainties?

They end with doubts

How old was Bacon when he enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge?

12 years old

How did Bacon's method affect belief in magic?

It preserved belief in magic

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Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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