Provisional results found using old methods but intended as a bridge.
The final, completed system of natural philosophy (which he never reached). 3. Other Cultural Contexts
He planned the work in six parts, intended to mirror the six days of creation: A summary of current knowledge.
Rebuilding or repairing something that has fallen into a state of dilapidation.
The act of instituting or setting up something anew. 2. Francis Bacon’s Instauratio Magna