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Instauration

Provisional results found using old methods but intended as a bridge.

The act of instituting or setting up something anew. 2. Francis Bacon’s Instauratio Magna instauration

The most famous use of the term is in Francis Bacon's unfinished masterpiece, Instauratio Magna ("The Great Instauration"), published in 1620. Bacon’s goal was to commence a "total reconstruction of sciences, arts, and all human knowledge". Provisional results found using old methods but intended

Examples of the new method in action.

He planned the work in six parts, intended to mirror the six days of creation: A summary of current knowledge. Instauratio Magna ("The Great Instauration")