In describing his scientific method, Bacon compared it to

a. a machine into which the data of nature would be poured.
b. a lamp that provides some light, but leaves vast areas in darkness.
c. a window that gives us a peek at the outside world.
d. a net that captures some, but not all, of nature’s treasures.


a.

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