Fathers of Salomon's House
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The Fathers of Salomon's House are the senior learned officials in Francis Bacon’s utopian institution in *New Atlantis*, responsible for overseeing scientific inquiry and the advancement of knowledge for the benefit of society.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
characters in literature
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fictional scholarly group ⓘ learned officials ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Baconian scientific method
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organized research institution ⓘ public good through science ⓘ utopian science ⓘ |
| creator | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
governors of the College of the Six Days' Works
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senior learned officials of Salomon's House ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation |
aim to avoid vain glory and mere curiosity
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oriented toward the relief of man's estate ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exist only within the narrative of New Atlantis ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1627 ⓘ |
| governedBy | a head called the Father of Salomon's House ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
collect natural histories
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control dissemination of new knowledge ⓘ design and interpret experiments ⓘ develop practical inventions ⓘ maintain secrecy about certain discoveries ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole | Father ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of state-supported research institutions
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later ideas of scientific academies ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ideal of a reformed scientific community ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Bensalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Francis Bacon's New Atlantis
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Salomon's House NERFINISHED ⓘ the society of Bensalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
advise the state of Bensalem
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apply knowledge for the benefit of society ⓘ direct experiments and observations ⓘ govern scientific inquiry in Bensalem ⓘ oversee the advancement of knowledge ⓘ |
| workPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Salomon's House