Absolutism and Scientific Revolution Project
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- Francis Bacon was born in England on January 22nd, 1561.
- He was born into a very wealthy family. His father held a powerful government position and his mother was a very respectable women.
- Francis would soon developed the Inductive method for discovering natures laws.
- Francis would attend Cambridge University at the age of 12. There he would study things such as astronomy, geometry, and logic along with other subjects
- While in school, Francis began to question Aristotle's ideas and methods. He would soon come to the conclusion that Aristotle's ideas were getting in the way of scientific progress.
- Francis would write about medieval scholars relying to much on ancient thinkers such as Aristotle.
- He would try and encourage scientist to experiment and then draw conclusions. This approached would be called the experimental method.(Pg. 626 in the textbook)
- This method was the opposite of Aristotle's method. With the Inductive method, you start with specific facts then go to a general rule. Francis's method would soon become as what we know it as today, the scientific method.
- This method is also used all over the world today by many individuals such as scientists and students when developing a research plan.
- This new method was very important because it would jump start the scientific progress again.
- Francis would pass away on April 9th, 1626 in London.
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