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In 1623, Francis Bacon expressed his aspirations and ideas in New Atlantis. Released in 1627, this was his creation of an ideal land where people were kind, knowledgeable, and civic-minded. Part of this new land was his perfect college, a vision for our modern research universities. Islands he had visited may have served as models for his ideas. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

New Atlantis, The by Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626‪)‬ LibriVox

    • Arts

In 1623, Francis Bacon expressed his aspirations and ideas in New Atlantis. Released in 1627, this was his creation of an ideal land where people were kind, knowledgeable, and civic-minded. Part of this new land was his perfect college, a vision for our modern research universities. Islands he had visited may have served as models for his ideas. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

    1 -- "We sailed from" to "mended so kindly"

    1 -- "We sailed from" to "mended so kindly"

    • 15 min
    2 -- "The morrow after" to "priest whom he cited"

    2 -- "The morrow after" to "priest whom he cited"

    • 18 min
    3 -- "For assuredly such" to "but is not seen"

    3 -- "For assuredly such" to "but is not seen"

    • 17 min
    4 -- "When the Tirsan is" to "as if they had been placed"

    4 -- "When the Tirsan is" to "as if they had been placed"

    • 16 min
    5 -- "When the shew was past" to "natural and artificial"

    5 -- "When the shew was past" to "natural and artificial"

    • 16 min
    6 -- "We have also sound-houses" to "was not perfected"

    6 -- "We have also sound-houses" to "was not perfected"

    • 9 min

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