Question

How did Sir Francis Bacon's development of the scientific method make the scientific revolution possible

1. It established a list of necessary tools for research

2. It made experimentation a popular pastime among the common people

3. It established a rational systematic methodology for research

4. It created the idea of theory

Answer 1

3. It established a rational systematic methodology for research

Answer 2

Sir Francis Bacon's development of the Scientific Method made the Scientific Revolution possible because of 3. It established a rational systematic methodology for research. Because what humans saw could be incorrectly interpreted, he created a method to use in weighing the truthfulness of knowledge. We still use Bacon's method of proving truth via doubt and experimentation.