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Francis famous saying
"Books should follow science, not the other way around." bacon

In other words, what science draws is truth, and what book knowledge records is these truths. When scientific discoveries change, books should also change, instead of defending new scientific conclusions with what is said in books.

The second half of the sentence uses abbreviations and omits verbs, which is Bacon's contribution to the refinement of English prose.

From a proposal on the compilation and revision of English laws (16 16).