"Called the father of empiricism, Sir Francis Bacon is credited with establishing and popularizing the “scientific method” of inquiry into natural phenomena. In stark contrast to deductive reasoning, which had dominated science since the days of Aristotle, Bacon introduced inductive methodology—testing and refining hypotheses by observing, measuring, and experimenting. An Aristotelian might logically deduce that water is necessary for life by arguing that its lack causes death."
https://lib-dbserver.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/thematic-maps/bacon/bacon.html
"Francis Bacon discovered and popularized the scientific method, whereby the laws of science are discovered by gathering and analyzing data from experiments and observations, rather than by using logic-based arguments."
https://www.famousscientists.org/francis-bacon/
"Scientific method, mathematical and experimental technique employed in the sciences. More specifically, it is the technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis. The process of observing, asking questions, and seeking answers through tests and experiments is not unique to any one field of science. In fact, the scientific method is applied broadly in science, across many different fields."
https://www.britannica.com/science/scientific-method
"The scientific method is a systematic way of learning about the world around us and answering questions. The key difference between the scientific method and other ways of acquiring knowledge are forming a hypothesis and then testing it with an experiment."
https://www.thoughtco.com/steps-of-the-scientific-method-p2-606045
"The scientific method attempts to minimize the influence of bias or prejudice in the experimenter. Even the best-intentioned scientists can't escape bias."
https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/scientific-method9.htm
"In the scientific method, observations lead to questions that require answers."
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/introchem/chapter/the-scientific-method/
"The scientific method is a standardized way of making observations, gathering data, forming theories, testing predictions, and interpreting results."
https://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psych101/researchmethods/section2/
"When conducting research, scientists use the scientific method to collect measurable, empirical evidence in an experiment related to a hypothesis (often in the form of an if/then statement), the results aiming to support or contradict a theory."
https://www.livescience.com/20896-science-scientific-method.html