17 Questions
Who is regarded as the father of science?
Aristotle
What did Aristotle believe was essential for gaining knowledge?
Empirical measurement
What was the foundation upon which science is built, according to Aristotle?
Empirical measurement
What did Aristotle propose as a tool for gaining knowledge?
Induction
In what fields did Aristotle apply his methods?
From poetry and politics to astronomy and natural history
What was Plato's idea of a perfect republic based upon?
His idea of perfection
Who is credited with understanding the importance of controlled and systematic experimentation in discovering new knowledge?
Ibn al-Haytham
Who proposed that experiments needed replication many times before a 'common sense' average was possible?
Al-Biruni
Which scientist is generally remembered for his famous gravity experiment but also contributed greatly to the scientific method?
Galileo
Who was the first scholar to use a recognizable peer review process?
Al-Rahwi
Who are generally proclaimed as the father of modern science by physicists such as Einstein and Hawking?
Galileo
Who is generally remembered for his famous gravity experiment but also contributed greatly to the scientific method?
Galileo
Who was the first scholar to use a recognizable peer review process?
Al-Rahwi
Which scientist is generally proclaimed as the father of modern science by physicists such as Einstein and Hawking?
Newton
Who developed the peer review process to ensure that physicians documented their procedures and lay them open for scrutiny?
Al-Rahwi
In what century did the scientific method, as developed by Bacon and Newton, continue to be the main driver of scientific discovery?
17th century
At the core of biology and other sciences lies a problem-solving approach called?
"The Scientific Method"
Test your knowledge about the development of the scientific method, from ancient Babylonian, Indian, and Egyptian contributions to the pivotal role of Greek thinkers like Aristotle. Explore the evolution of empirical measurement and observation in the pursuit of knowledge.
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