This thinker called for public funding of science and for the compilation of an encyclopedia in his The Advancement of Learning.
This thinker called for public funding of science and for the compilation of an encyclopedia in his The Advancement of Learning. In one work he described the ideal scholarly institution, Salomon's House, located on the utopian island of Bensalem. In addition to writing New Atlantis, this man coined the phrase "Knowledge is power," and advocated a system of logic based on inductive reasoning. This thinker's namesake method eventually led to the scientific method.  For 10 points, name this British author of Novum Organum.
This thinker called for public funding of science and for the compilation of an encyclopedia in his The Advancement of Learning.
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