（）lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on

（）lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scientific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge.
A、Francis Bacon
B、​John Milton
C、John Donne
D、Edmund Spencer
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：弗兰西斯·培根坚持以科学的思维方式和直接的观察来代替权威作为获取知识的基础，这为现代科学奠定了基础。