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Francis Bacon

This character ranks among the greatest natural philosophers and scientists of the 17th century.

Scientists

Bacon had many criticisms of this group of people.

Philosophers

Bacon thinks that this group of his day tended to argue too much about issues that do not matter.

The Scholastics

This group consists of the followers of the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas.

The Sailor

This is the narrator of The New Atlantis whose ship is blown off course and lands at Bensalem.

The Governor

This is the man who greets and cares for the sailors in Bensalem.

Joabim

This is a Jewish merchant who the sailor-narrator befriends and who the narrator calls 'wise.'

The Father of Salomon's House

This is the priest who grants the sailors permission to send one of their number to have a private audience with him.

The Brethren of Salomon's House

Basically priest-scientists, these...

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