PREFACE. VU 



Latin, or by himself translated into Latin, are here new 

 done from those originals ; with care all along to collate his 

 own English with the Latin, where the pieces were extant in 

 both languages. 



&quot; The method observed in thus rendering them into Eng 

 lish, is not that of a direct translation (which might have 

 left them more obscure than they are ; and no way suited 

 this design) ; but a kind of open version, which endeavours 

 to express, in modern English, the sense of the author, 

 clear, full, and strong ; though without deviating from him, 

 and, if possible, without losing of his spirit, force, or energy. 

 And though this attempt may seem vain, or bold, it was 

 doubtless better to have had the view, than willingly to 

 have aimed at second prizes. 



&quot; The liberty sometimes taken, not of abridging (for just 

 and perfect writings are incapable of abridgement), but of 

 dropping, or leaving out, some parts of the author s writ 

 ings, may require greater excuse. But this was done in 

 order to shorten the works, whose length has proved one 

 discouragement to their being read. And regard has been 

 had to omit none of the philosophical matter ; but only cer 

 tain personal addresses, compliments, exordiums, and the 

 like; for as the reasons and ends, for which these were 

 originally made, subsist no longer, it was thought super 

 fluous to continue such particularities, in a work of this 

 general nature.&quot; 



In the year 1810 the Novum Organum was translated 

 into Italian. The following is a copy of the title-page : 

 Nuovo Organo Delle Scienze di Francesco Bacone, Di 

 Verulamio, Traduzione in Italiano del can. Antonio Pel- 

 lizzari, Edizione seconda arricchita di un Indict e di Anno- 

 tazioni. Bassano, Tipografia Remondiniana, 1810. 



For the translation of the Novum Organum contained 

 in this volume, I am indebted to my friend William Wood : 

 excepting the translation of the Catalogue of Particular 

 Histories, for which I am indebted to my friend and pupil 

 William G. Glen. 



BOOK III. NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY. 



THE HISTORY OF THE WINDS. 



The translation was published in 1671, in the third edi 

 tion of the Resuscitatio. It is &quot; translated into English by 

 R. G. Gentleman.&quot; Of this tract Archbishop Tennison, 

 says, in his Baconiana : &quot; The second section is the History 



