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+In 1619, Rene Descartes set down four rules for applying his method for finding truth:   
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+ - Never accept anything for true which I do not clearly know to be such.   
+ - Divide each of the difficulties under examination into as many parts as possible.   
+ - Begin with the simplest and easiest and then work step by step to the more complex.   
+ - Make enumerations so complete and reviews so general that I might be assured that nothing is omitted.   
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+In the 19th century, the method evolved into six steps, and it was only in the 20th century and the work of [KarlPopper ] that it split into those we recognize today.   
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+ - Pose a question about nature (Some would say, not necessarily as the result of an observation).   
+ - Collect the pertinent, observable evidence.   
+ - Formulate an explanatory hypothesis, defining relevant assumptions.   
+ - Deduce its implications.   
+ - Test all of the implications experimentally.   
+ - Accept, reject, or modify the hypothesis based upon the experimental results.   
+ - Define its range of applicability.   
+ - Peer review   
+ - Publish (including methodology, data and analysis)   
+ - Evaluation and peers continue to test, extend and challenge the hypothesis
  
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