From the book, 'Philosophy for Beginners', illustration by Ralph Edney
The Natural History and Experiments of
Wind- a short book by Francis Bacon
(Shakespeare's book about El Nino?)
From the book, 'Philosophy for Beginners', illustration by Ralph Edney
The Natural History and Experiments of
Wind- a short book by Francis Bacon
(Shakespeare's book about El Nino?)
"In heavy storms, they first lower the yards and take in the top sails, and , if necessary, all the others, even cutting down the masts themselves"-History of the Winds Francis Bacon 1622"Yare-Yare; take in the top sail...Down with the top- mast"-The Tempest
SirBacon.org - Sir Francis Bacon's New Advancement of Learning
