Scientific inquiry is aimed at being as objective as possible in order to reduce bias. Rene Descartes was famous for establishing the guiding principles of scientific method in his book "Discourse on Method". The main goal of scientific inquiry is to obtain knowledge through a systematic approach of testing, observing, and measuring hypotheses, so that one can predict the results of future experiments.
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Rene Descartes came up with scientific notation
René Descartes
Descartes contributed to mathematics and physics, adding to the advances of the scientific revolution. The skepticism expressed in his philosophical theories also influenced thought in the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment.
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Both Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes created scientific methods. Francis Bacon was a philosopher and Rene Descartes was a philosopher and mathematician.