Excerpt from The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, Vol. 12: Containing the History of Winds, the History of Condensations and Rarifactions, and Physical Essays Yet, notwithstanding his post, and employments, he has set on foot such a method of enquiries as opens the widest field to the labours of others. His single History of Winds sufi ciently demonstrates his incredible capacity and diligence; by the clue and direction whereof, infinite remarks and oh servations may be made, appertaining to this subject. Mor hot'. In Polyhist. Torn. II. Cap. 23. De Meteoris Aereis, precipue dc Ventis, page 381. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.