Bacon is sometimes wrongly attributed as an advocate of what?
Astrology
Numerology
Alchemy
Metaphysics
Answer
Alchemy is the erroneous attribution sometimes given to Francis Bacon. Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He is best known for his contributions to the scientific method and his promotion of inductive reasoning.
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