Galileo and the Scientific Pose of the Left. By Robert Tracinski - February 17, 2011. Email. Print. Comments. If you ever visit Florence-and you really ought to see the birthplace of the ...

Image via: William Harris. Francis Bacon was the first person to “formalize” the scientific method as we know it, though he did not do so alone. Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei had ...

On July 4th, an opinion piece ran in the New York Times declaring that there is no scientific method. The author clarifies that he means there is no distinctly scientific method, and then goes on ...

We remember Galileo today mainly for his pivotal contributions to astronomy, physics and mathematics. The Italian thinker emphasized a methodical approach to the study of the universe, and inspired ...

As a founding father in the fields of physics and astronomy, Galileo Galilei is known for countless contributions to science. The Italian thinker stressed a methodical, mathematical approach to ...