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Treatise on the progress of the Sciences and Terra Australis
A letter to the King of Prussia from M. de Maupertuis discusses Lord Bacon's edifice of knowledge and argues for sovereign support to advance sciences. It highlights discoveries urged in Terra Australis and notes signs of distant land, suggesting experiments and trade potential. It contemplates southern lands, species differences, and the value of new world exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
M. de Maupertuis
Ba- Alcon
Lord Bacon
Terra Ausralis
French East India Company
America
Africa
Lozier Bouvet
East Indies
French East-India Company
Cape of Good Hope
Europe
Asia
Terra Australis
Japan