Salomon's House
Salomon's House is a fictional institution in Sir Francis Bacon's utopian work New Atlantis, published in English in 1627, the year after Bacon's death. In this work, he portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge. The plan and organization of his ideal college envisioned the modern research university in both applied and pure science.
Bacon has one character describe the founding of Salomon's House by King Solamona:
According to the "Note on the Texts" in the revised critical edition, the original 1627 edition published by Bacon's literary executor William Rawley has "King Solamona" and "Salomon's House", while the 1658 and 1670 editions have "King Salomona" and "Solomon's House."
The idea inspired followers like Samuel Hartlib and Robert Boyle and led to the Royal Society of 1660.
