Novum organum vs Progress in optics: Which Should You Read?

Novum organum Francis Bacon · 1620 ★★★★☆ 3.7 290 pages · ≈ 5 h 22 m · Demanding

"When The New Organon appeared in 1620, as part of a six-part programme of scientific inquiry entitled 'The Great Renewal of Learning', Francis Bacon was at the high point of his political career, and his ambitious work…

Progress in optics Emil Wolf · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.8 Moderate

Principles of Optics is one of the most highly cited and most influential physics books ever published, and one of the classic science books of the twentieth century. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of this remarkable…