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Does the scientific method include peer review? I thought that was a recent phenomenon.

• namaria 3y ago
  Peer review has been a thing since, albeit in a much less rigorous way, at least the XVII century. The so-called 'republic of letters' was a world (europe) wide society of philosophers, mathematicians, and early experimenters sharing results and data in writing. Mathematicians have been publishing proofs and challenging each other in Europe since at least the Italian Risorgimento...
  • l33t233372 3y ago
    Does the fact that it’s old mean it’s part of the scientific method?
    • namaria 3y ago
      That fact that it's part of the scientific method makes it part of the scientific method. I was addressing the "is it recent" bit.