Sir Francis Bacon's ''Novum Organum'' is a treatise meant to adjust the thought and methodology of learning about and understanding science and nature. Learn about the four Idols and the inductive method outlined in this keystone philosophy work. This is now known as the Baconian method.

The title is a reference to Aristotle's work Organon, which was his treatise on logic and syllogism. Ultimately, the Novum Organum is defined as the ''New Tool.'' But, a new tool for what, and why is it 'new'?

In this book Bacon demonstrates the use of the scientific method to discover knowledge about the natural world. Many of the examples in this volume concern the nature of heat and energy.