Original: The "New" or "Experimental" form of philosophy was generally ill-regarded by the Aristotelian  academies, but had been promoted by Sir Francis Bacon in his book The New Atlantis.
Simplified: The "New" or "Experimental" form of philosophy was generally ill-regarded by the Aristotelian (and religious) academies, but had been promoted by Sir Francis Bacon in his book The New Atlantis.