A Standard Scientific Method Does Not Exist
Some people believe that there is a cookie cutter method to perform science. However, a standard scientific method does not and will never exist. Science is a lot more complex than following a set of standard procedures. Scientific events and discoveries happen very often, but the method of achieving these often vary considerably. Some occur in unique ways, require certain circumstances, or even happen by pure accident.
One example of a discovery found by accident was the discovery of phosphorous. Hennig Brand was actually attempting to make gold when he discovered phosphorous. What better way to try to make gold than by distilling urine. This was Brand's initial thought. In spite of this, he soon found that when his substance was exposed to air, it burst into flame spontaneously. The funniest part of this discovery is that an ounce of his newly discovered phosphorous retailed for about the equivalent to five hundred dollars in......
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