roger bacon

Noun
  1. English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation;
    First showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) (synset 110850327)
    is an instance of:
    • monastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
    • scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
    same as: bacon

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