Timeline of the history of the scientific method

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This timeline of the history of the scientific method shows an overview of the development of the scientific method up to the present time. For a detailed account, see History of the scientific method.

Contents

BC

Nineteenth-century illustration of the ancient Great Library at Alexandria Ancientlibraryalex.jpg
Nineteenth-century illustration of the ancient Great Library at Alexandria

1st–12th centuries

Drawing and description of an alembic Drawing and description of Alembic , by Jabir Ibn Hayyan in 8th century.jpg
Drawing and description of an alembic

1200–1700

Robert Boyle's notebook for 1690-1. Boyle was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society. Royal Society - Robert Boyle notebook.jpg
Robert Boyle's notebook for 1690-1. Boyle was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society.

1700–1900

A schematic diagram of Maxwell's demon (1867), a thought experiment involving an imaginary process sorting out particles according to their speed Maxwell's demon.svg
A schematic diagram of Maxwell's demon (1867), a thought experiment involving an imaginary process sorting out particles according to their speed

1900–present

A computer simulation of the movement of a landslide in San Mateo County, California Landslide animation San Matteo County.gif
A computer simulation of the movement of a landslide in San Mateo County, California

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