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Rossi writes (in Francis Bacon: From Magic to Science <\/em> ), \u201cThough Bacon had violently attacked Paracelsus for such notions, he proposed to test the powers of imagination by trying to arrest the fermentation of beer and prevent churned milk from turning into butter. Indeed he exalts the occult powers of the imagination more than many a Renaissance naturalist.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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