Clod(noun) a lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. Clod(noun) the ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. Clod(noun) that which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul.
Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban, also called (1603â18) Sir Francis Bacon (born January 22, 1561, York House, London, Englandâdied April 9, 1626, London), lord chancellor of England (1618â21).
The Opus Majus (Latin for Greater Work) is the most important work of Roger Bacon, containing treatments of mathematics and optics, alchemy, and the positions and sizes of the celestial bodies.It was written in Medieval Latin, at the request of Pope Clement IV, to explain the work that Bacon had undertaken.is family appears to have been well-off, but, during the stormy reign of Henry III of England, their property was despoiled and several members of the family were driven into exile. Bacon studied at Oxford and may have been a disciple of Grosseteste. He became a master at Oxford, lecturing on Aristotle.