>Until the birth of the methods and practices of modern research in the 17th century, scientific research consisted mostly of nonsystematic experimentation and

>Until the birth of the methods and practices of modern research in the 17th century, scientific research consisted mostly of nonsystematic experimentation and theorizing. I'll never believe this. Some people have always been born with a natural tendency for systematic experimentation and theorizing. More likely it took from the dawn of man until the 17th century to get critical mass in the recorded legacy department.