How Did Bacon Formalize The Scientific Method

The Scientific Revolution, which started in 1543, was the emerging of new scientific belief and discoveries (Chambers Pg. 552). During, the Scientific Revolution one of the most beneficial, and most used method came about, the Scientific Method. The Scientific Method is a body of procedures used to attain new knowledge or to correct old knowledge (Wilson and Shuttleworth). Roger Bacon was the first promote reasoning for the scientific method (Shuttleworth). Following the influence of Roger Bacon, Francis Bacon formalized the Scientific Method(Harris). Without the influence of other great scientist such as Copernicus and Galileo F. Bacon would not have had the knowledge or even the will to establish the Scientific Method.
The Scientific Method “is a body of techniques for investigating Phenomena, acquiring new knowledge or correcting and intergrading previous knowledge.” It is one of the most beneficial concept that is still being used today. There are six steps to the scientific Method (School of Dragons):
1. Make observation.
2. Form a question about your observation.
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As a child and young man, he was educated in mathematics, music, geometry, and astronomy(Crowley). Because of illness R. Francis became a friar. While he was a friar he was able to conduct many experiments and study more science. Additionally, Roger Bacon was one of the first men to describe in detail how gunpowder worked and was made(Crowley). One of the thing he is most know for is the “emphasis on the study of nature through empiricism” (Wikipedia), but the one thing that he is commonly now for is the is the promotion of reasoning for the Scientific Method. Even though R. Bacon did not validate the Scientific Method he did give reasoning for and he also influenced Francis Bacon (many be very distantly related) who did validate the Scientific