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Reference no. 1: Isaac Newton's name spelled incorrectly
The relevant part of the first reference is:
Newton, Issac (1999) [1726 (3rd ed.)]. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
This is incorrect because his name is spelled as Isaac and not Issac. It is also not how they spelled his name in that edition.
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the scenfifc method has been here for 1500 year helllo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.246.136 (talk) 18:10, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
These citations are from Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687), which covers the motion of the planets. Biology is another branch of science, which is not addressed by the Principia, but rather part of what Newton termed the ocean of truth which lay around him, undiscovered and unexplained. "I seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore and diverting myself in the now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." —Newton (1747) --Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 17:53, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Chpter no 2 understanding the concepts question/answer 39.36.63.69 (talk) 16:59, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You might start with How to solve it by George Polya, including his "express the problem in your own words", which is part of step One: Understand the problem. That is, ask questions of yourself, and seek their answers (this search is a never-ending process). --Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 17:53, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If you can't understand the first question, find a second question, related to your problem, that you can answer. Repeat this process until you get to something that you can re-state to yourself, in your own words. That would be a signal that you understand it. --Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 18:15, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
In practical application, the scientific method provides a methodology whereby only verifiable, reproducible empirical experiments subjected to doubt/skepticism lead to a justifiable approximation of reality <Pelzek> 73.208.238.84 (talk) 06:52, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —Paper9oll(🔔 • 📝) 08:05, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, as a scientist it always amazes me how today we seem to conveniently leave out "controlled experimentation". We leave it out now because biologists and climate scientists would have to omit half their work.
Control in experiments is critical for internal validity, which allows you to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between variables. 204.133.30.36 (talk) 17:23, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Remember that this is a forum for discussing the content of the article. Do you wish to propose a change? RockMagnetist(talk) 17:27, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect DNA experiments and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 19#DNA experiments until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 20:00, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 08:05, 11 December 2022 (UTC)