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The ‘first scientist’s’ 800-year-old tonic for what ails us: The truth
Author:
Richard Gunderman
Published:
The Conversation, 1 May 2020
From the article:
This year marks what is believed by many to be the 800th birthday of an especially courageous truth seeker, the English polymath Roger Bacon. Though other scientists came before him, his breadth of study has led many to call him “the first scientist.”
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https://theconversation.com/the-first-scientists-800-year-old-tonic-for-what-ails-us-the-truth-131366