Thursday, September 17, 2009

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

The Scientific method has five steps. First step is to of-course state your theory. Then you have to
test your theory. With that test, you can further build onto your theory and make it better. Then with that 
you can either test or analyze your results and write feedback for yourself if you are going back for more
tests.
The Scientific Method is a way to test out theories and hypotheses by doing a series of test. In the 1500's , during the scientific revolution, New scientists used the scientific method to test out old ideas and used the method to see if the actually worked. Aristotle's theories were put to the test by Isaac Newton and Galileo. Galileo tested out Aristotle's theory of " Heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects" by making his hypothesis, testing it then building it up, He tested by throwing weights off the leaning tower of Piza. his data show that it doesn't matter how heavy it is it will fall at the same speed.

The Scientific method was also used by the famous physicist Isaac Newton. He explained the laws of physics and paved the way for modern understanding of physics. Isaac Newton also disproved another of Aristotle's theories. Aristotle said that one set of physical laws governed the universe and that another set took over the earth. Newton proved that wrong with his research testing and analysis that on set of laws governed the earth + anything in the universe and beyond.




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