NATURE OF SCIENCE

Nature of Science

Nature of Science

Science presumes that the things and events in the universe occur in consistent patterns that are comprehensible through careful and systematic study. Scientists believe that through the use of intelligence, and with the help of instruments that extend the senses, people can discover patterns in all of nature.

Science also assumes that the universe is, as its name suggests, a vast single system in which the basic rules are the same everywhere. The knowledge gained in the study of the universe is applicable to other parties. For example, the same principles of motion and gravitation ...