title: Francis Bacon's comments on the power of negative observations in his Novum Organum, first published in 1620.
authors.affiliation: University of Edinburgh & Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ, UK i.m.l.d@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Iml
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049670:History, 17th Century; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D019021:Natural History / Q000266:history*; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D012106:Research / Q000266:history*