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:Agree on most of your points. The peacock claims need to be rewritten -- he was a major figure but not one of the most commanding intellects. The claim about the spectrum is definitely off -- particularly since Bacon (like most of his contemporaries) distinguished light from color. On the other hand, his criticism of the Julian calendar was right on target. --[[User:SteveMcCluskey|SteveMcCluskey]] ([[User talk:SteveMcCluskey|talk]]) 19:56, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
On the other hand again, Bacon makes some spectacularly accurate predictions - cars, aircraft, submarines, hydraulics, suspension bridges and such, which he foresaw could be the result of following his proposed schema for scientific investigation. No matter how you depict that, it's going to look impressive...
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