[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bacon \ba"con\, n. of. bacon, fr. ohg. bacho, bahho, flitch of
   bacon, ham; akin to e. back. cf. back the back side.
   the back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the
   flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
   1913 webster

   bacon beetle zool., a beetle dermestes lardarius
      which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon,
      woolens, furs, etc. see dermestes.

   to save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from
      harm or loss. colloq.
      1913 webster bacon
see also:
bacon beetle dermestes lardarius dermestes to save one's bacon 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bacon \bacon\, roger bacon \roger bacon\prop. n.
   roger bacon. a celebrated english philosopher of the
   thirteenth century. born at or near ilchester, somersetshire,
   about 1214: died probably at oxford in 1294. he is credited
   with a recognition of the importance of experiment in
   answering questions about the natural world, recognized the
   potential importance of gunpowder and explosives generally,
   and wrote comments about several of the physical sciences
   that anticipated facts proven by experiment only much later.
   pjc

         the franciscan monk, roger bacon c. 1214 - 1294 was
         an important transitional figure in chemistry as he was
         trained in the alchemical tradition, but introduced
         many of the modern concepts of experimental science.
         bacon believed that experiment was necessary to support
         theory, but for him the theory as presented in the
         bible was true and the experiment only underlined that
         truth. one of bacon's lasting contributions was his
         references to gunpowder, bringing this discovery to the
         general attention of literate europeans.
         gunpowder had been known for centuries in china, being
         used for fireworks and incendiary grenades. gunpowder
         is a simple mixture of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium
         nitrate known generally as saltpeter. saltpeter is a
         major component of guano bird droppings and may be
         recovered from privies where it will crystallize. by
         1324, europeans had discovered the art of using
         gunpowder to fire a projectile, marking the end of the
         period of castles and knights in armor.  --prof. tom
                                                  bitterwolf,
                                                  univ. of idaho
                                                  post-class
                                                  notes, 1999.
   pjc

         roger bacon was born at or near ilchester,
         somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at oxford in
         1294. he was educated at oxford and paris whence he
         appears to have returned to england about 1250, and
         joined the franciscan order. in 1257 he was sent by his
         superiors to paris where he was kept in close
         confinement for several years. about 1265 he was
         invited by pope clement iv. to write a general treatise
         on the sciences, in answer to which he composed his
         chief work, the "opus majus." he was in england in
         1268. in 1278 his writings were condemned as heretical
         by a council of his order, in consequence of which he
         was again placed in confinement. he was at liberty in
         1292. besides the "opus majus," his most notable works
         are "opus minus," "opus tertium," and "compendium
         philosophiae." see siebert, "roger bacon," 1861; held,
         "roger bacon's praktische philosophie," 1881; and l.
         schneider, "roger bacon," 1873.          --century
                                                  dict. 1906.
   pjc

         dr. whewell says that roger bacon's opus majus is "the
         encyclopedia and novam organon of the thirteenth
         century, a work equally wonderful with regard to its
         general scheme and to the special treatises with which
         the outlines of the plans are filled up.sb the
         professed object of the work is to urge the necessity
         of a reform in the mode of philosophizing, to set forth
         the reasons why knowledge had not made a greater
         progress, to draw back attention to the sources of
         knowledge which had been unwisely neglected, to
         discover other sources which were yet almost untouched,
         and to animate men in the undertaking by a prospect of
         the vast advantages which it offered.sb in the
         development of this plan all the leading portions of
         science are expanded in the most complete shape which
         they had at that time assumed; and improvements of a
         very wide and striking kind are proposed in some of the
         principal branches of study.sb even if the work had
         no leading purposes it would have been highly valuable
         as a treasure of the most solid knowledge and soundest
         speculations of the time; even if it bad contained no
         such details it would have been a work most remarkable
         for its general views and scope."        --james j.
                                                  walsh
                                                  thirteenth
                                                  greatest of
                                                  centuries,
                                                  1913.
   pjc bacon

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bacon \bacon\, francis bacon \francis bacon\prop. n.
   francis bacon. a celebrated english philosopher, jurist, and
   statesman, son of sir nicholas bacon. born at york house,
   london, jan. 22, 1561: died at highgate, april 9, 1626,
   created baron verulam july 12, 1618, and viscount st.
   albans jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called
   lord bacon. he studied at trinity college, cambridge,
   april, 1573, to march, 1575, and at gray's inn 1575; became
   attached to the embassy of sir amias paulet in france in
   1576; was admitted to the bar in 1582; entered parliament in
   1584; was knighted in 1603; became solicitor-general in 1607,
   and attorney-general in 1613; was made a privy councilor in
   1616, lord keeper in 1617, and lord chancellor in 1618; and
   was tried in 1621 for bribery, condemned, fined, and removed
   from office. a notable incident of his career was his
   connection with the earl of essex, which began in july, 1591,
   remained an intimate friendship until the fall of essex
   1600-01, and ended in bacon's active efforts to secure the
   conviction of the earl for treason. see essex. his great
   fame rests upon his services as a reformer of the methods of
   scientific investigation; and though his relation to the
   progress of knowledge has been exaggerated and misunderstood,
   his reputation as one of the chief founders of modern
   inductive science is well grounded. his chief works are the
   "advancement of learning," published in english as "the two
   books of francis bacon of the proficience and advancement of
   learning divine and human," in 1605; the "novum organum sive
   indicia vera de interpretatione naturae," published in latin,
   1620, as a "second part" of the incomplete "instauratio
   magna"; the "de dignitate et augmentis scientiarum,"
   published in latin in 1623; "historia ventorum" 1622,
   "historia vitae et mortis" 1623, "historia densi et rari"
   posthumously, 1658, "sylva sylvarum" posthumously, 1627,
   "new atlantis," "essays" 1597, 1612, 1625, "de sapientia
   veterum" 1609, "apothegms new and old," "history of henry
   vii." 1622. works edited by ellis, spedding, and heath 7
   vols. 1857; life by spedding 7 vols. 1861, 2 vols. 1878.
   see shakspere. --century dict. 1906.
   pjc
see also:
baron verulam viscount st. albans lord bacon 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bacon
     n 1: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually
          sliced thin and fried
     2: 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 syn: roger bacon
     3: english statesman and philosopher; precursor of british
        empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning 1561-1626
        syn: francis bacon, sir francis bacon, baron verulam,
         1st baron verulam, viscount st. albans
see also:
roger bacon francis bacon sir francis bacon baron verulam 1st baron verulam viscount st. albans 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 moby thesaurus words for "bacon":
   butt, chitterlings, cochon de lait, cracklings, fat back, flitch,
   gammon, ham, ham steak, haslet, headcheese, jambon, jambonneau,
   lard, picnic ham, pieds de cochon, pig, pork, porkpie, salt pork,
   side of bacon, small ham, sowbelly, suckling pig, trotters

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

bacon -- u.s. county in georgia
   population 2000:    10103
   housing units 2000: 4464
   land area 2000:     284.949373 sq. miles 738.015457 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.968859 sq. miles 2.509334 sq. km
   total area 2000:    285.918232 sq. miles 740.524791 sq. km
   located within:       georgia ga, fips 13
   location:             31.553477 n, 82.458418 w
   headwords:
    bacon
    bacon, ga
    bacon county
    bacon county, ga

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