CHEM1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Francis Bacon, Scientific Method
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Biologists study the living world by posing questions about it and seeking science-based responses. This approach is common to other sciences as well and is often referred to as the scientific method. The scientific method was used even in ancient times, but it was first documented by england"s. Sir francis bacon who set up inductive methods for scientific inquiry. The scientific method can be applied to almost all fields of study as a logical, rational, problem- solving method. Sir francis bacon is credited with being the first to define the scientific method. The scientific process typically starts with an observation that leads to a question. Let"s think about a simple problem that starts with an observation and apply the scientific method to solve the problem. A teenager notices that his friend is really tall and wonders why. The scientific method consists of a series of well-defined steps.
