1648 FIRST DUTCH EDITION, two books in one volume with Sylva Sylvarum and New Atlantis by Francis Bacon (1561–1626), an English philosopher and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. This book is regarded as one of the most important writings by Bacon and is seen as an effort by Bacon to build the new science. It contains 1000 experiments grouped in 10 groups of 10 centuries, which originally came from Aristotle, Galileo, Della Porta, Pliny, Scaliger, Ficino, Telesio, Cardano, Sandys etc... and were substantially rewritten by Bacon. Original binding from the period, in excellent condition, as shown in the photos. References; World Cat OCLC n°25724848 & 1439728635; USTC n°1012008; Short Title Catalogue Netherlands n°061437646; Early European Books (Proquest) n° hin-wel-all-00003609-001; Francis Bacon: a bibliography 185a; Gibson. 185 b; Doina-Cristina Rusu & Christoph Lüthy. “The Nature of Francis Bacon’s Sylva Sylvarum” Intellectual History Review, 27:2 (2017), 171-202; Fulton Anderson, Francis Bacon: His career and his thought, Los Angeles, 1962; Graham Rees, “An Unpublished Manuscript by Francis Bacon: Sylva Sylvarum Drafts and Other Working Notes,” Annals of Science 38 (1981): 377–78. In this book, Sylva Sylvarum (Collection of Collections or The Wood of the Forest), Bacon uses very simple, direct, concrete language and invites the reader to undertake with him a series of experiments, physical phenomena and observations in natural history that demonstrate the correctness of hundreds of scientific principles (motion, fire, heat and cold, colour of bird feathers, rhubarb, spirits and essences, trees, disease, opium, salamanders, medical treatments for the prolongation of life…etc). His thought had a strong influence on the construction of a more open society and he is remembered as one of the fathers of empiricism. The second title/work "New Atlantis or Novus Atlas" attached at the end is one of Bacon's most popular works and has inspired numerous scientific organizations. The first edition was published posthumously in London in 1626 by his personal secretary, William Rawley. This Leiden edition of 1648, is the first edition printed in the Netherlands. TITLE : Sylva Sylvarum, sive Historia naturalis in decem centurias distributa, anglice olim conscripta a Francisco Bacono, nunc latio transcripta a Jac. Grutero... [with:] Novus atlas, opus imperfectum, Latine conscriptum...cum praefatione W. Rawley…(The Wood of the Forest, or Natural History distributed in ten centuries, once written in English by Francis Bacon, now transcribed into Latin by Janus Gruterus... [with:] A New Atlantis, an imperfect work, written in Latin...with a preface by W. Rawley... AUTHORS: Francis Bacon (1561–1626), preface and editing by William Rawley (ca. 1588–1667), translated by Janus Gruterus also known as Jan Gruter or Gruytère (1560–1627), was a Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian PUBLISHER: Apud Franciscum Hackium also known as Frans Hacke (ca.1605–69) DATE: 1648, printed in Lugdunum Batavorum (Leiden), Latin text, engraved frontispiece DESCRIPTION: In 12mo size, height 132 x width 92 mm (8.1 by 3.7 inches). Pages [36], 612, [48], 87, [1 blank], page 565 mislabeled 465, two books in one volume, each work also has separate title page, COMPLETE EDITION. Antique, period hardback parchment binding, intact and sturdy, with minimal signs of use. Handwritten titles on the spine. The pages are clean, intact, well-printed, and generally in good condition, with a few small stains or light oxidation here and there, nothing serious. SHIPPING: via UPS, DHL, National Postal Services, protected, INSURED and fully tracked package. Estimated time for Europe 3-5 working days. Shipping within one working day, you can combine shipping if you purchases several items from us, saving money and time.