Brief history of science Pdf

The science of today is unthinkable without the development of the scientific method in early modern Europe during the Renaissance (note that this development also refutes any claim that science is a western cultural phenomenon). The movement for scientific reform was largely led by Francis Bacon, who published Novum Organum (“The New Instrument”) in 1620. In this book, he argued that, in order to make science useful, it must be reductive, revealing the underlying causes of things.

Science has been part of human culture for as long as we have existed, but it wasn’t until the 12 th century that western science began to emerge. As time progressed, and various discoveries were made in almost all fields, the many disciplines of science we see today formed. Since that time, the amount of information about the natural world has increased exponentially. This article outlines this fascinating history and some of the key figures involved – encouraging readers to take an in-depth interest in science.

Science has played an important role throughout human history, so it’s important for any student of science to understand how we got where we are today. There was hardly an age in our history when magic and religion weren’t more important than science.”

 

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