Sir Francis Bacon's experimental method led to his death in 1626. In March, as he was passing snowy fields near Highgate, it occurred to him that snow might be used to preserve food. He stopped the coach to buy a chicken, killed it, removed its entrails, and then stuffed it with snow. This activity brought on such a chill that it was impossible to return home. Instead he lodged with the Earl of Arundel in Highgate, where he slept in a somewhat damp bed. Bacon contracted pneumonia, of which he died in three days.

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