Meaning : Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked. Usually sliced thin and fried.
Meaning : English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation. First showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292).
Synonyms : roger bacon
Meaning : English statesman and philosopher. Precursor of British empiricism. Advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626).
Synonyms : 1st baron verulam, baron verulam, francis bacon, sir francis bacon, viscount st. albans