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Which famous scientist is credited as the founder of the scientific method?

Aristotle
John Dalton
Sir Francis Bacon
Sir Isaac Newton

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Sir Francis Bacon

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He was the first to formalize a the concept of a true scientific method. However, the work of other scientists such as Nicholas Copernicus also influenced his thinking. But Francis Bacon is mostly credited as the founder of the scientific method.

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I have heard that Francis Bacon invented the scientific method, but I have also heard that it began with Aristotle.
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