Talk:Timeline of the history of scientific method
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[edit] Notes & Queries
JA: 1700s & 1800s, No time for science, Ma, too busy revolting. Jon Awbrey 15:48, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Could we have a reference to : 2000 BC — First text indexes , please? I am unsure as to what it refers to. DanielDemaret 11:30, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
- I started this list based on the one in this article which I found insightful and worth expanding. So I dont know where some of the entrries come from or if they are correct. Originally based on list at Speculations On The Future Of Science by Kevin Kelly.
I put Hero in here myself, but I am not 100% he belongs here. He is certainly notable, but if one does not allow engineering sciences into sciences, perhaps his documentations are inventions are not what one was after here?DanielDemaret 11:32, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
- I have removed him as, although he undoubtedly made great inventions, his work was not a method. If we start to include every scientific advance the list will be enormous and confusing. I earlier removed the telescope and microscope for the same reason. Although they are important scientific tools they are not in themselves a method. Lumos3
[edit] 1687 to 1920
Why is there a gap in this line between 1687 to 1920 ? There must have been some development in scientific method in that period. Lumos3 16:09, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Alhazen
I have removed the scientist Alhazen who no doubt achieved great things but his entry does not fit the theme of innovations in scientific method. If this timeline becomes a history of scientific achievement then it will become hopelessly cluttered and confusing. If anyone can say how he added to method then please reinstate. Lumos3 16:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] meta study
the link for meta study is of a epidmeiologic experiment, not related to thomas kuhn at all. -capi
