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The Development of the Sciences and Realism. Bacon and His Inductive Method. Bacon’s Educational Suggestions and Influence. Ratich’s Methods. Comenius: His Training and Work. His Series of Latin Texts. The Great Didactic. His Encyclopædic Arrangement of Knowledge. The Method of Nature. The Influence of Comenius upon Education. Realistic Tendencies in Elementary Schools. Secondary Schools. The Universities.