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Roger Bacon's Scientific Writings (1240s)

Type Event Region England Time 1241–1250

In the 1240s, English Franciscan Roger Bacon studied natural philosophy, optics, and linguistics between the University of Paris and Oxford, absorbin…

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  1. 1241–1247University of Paris · Île-de-FranceRoger Bacon studied and possibly taught at the University of Paris, deeply studying Aristotle's natural philosophy, Arabic optics translations (such as works by Ibn al-Haytham), and mathematics, forming a scholarly stance emphasizing empirical verification and linguistic precision.
  2. 1247–1250Oxford · OxfordshireAfter returning to Oxford, Bacon continued research on optics, astronomy, and alchemical experiments in the Franciscan convent, drafting early works and accumulating material for presenting the Opus Majus and other systematic scientific treatises to Pope Clement IV in the 1260s.

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