However, many of the experiments that were being done were to prove thoughts of natural philosophy. This is why in 1633, the Royal Society of London was chartered by King Charles II and by 1645 it became known as an experimental philosophy club (lecture; Patronage and Institutions in the Scientific Revolution). In the Royal Society, the scholars held up Baconian ideals where they refrained from speculation and hypotheses. They mainly wanted to build up facts from these experiments, meaning one outcome occurred so many times that it must be a fact (lecture; Patronage and Institutions…). The validation of experiments was necessary for these tested and proven facts to be accepted into
However, many of the experiments that were being done were to prove thoughts of natural philosophy. This is why in 1633, the Royal Society of London was chartered by King Charles II and by 1645 it became known as an experimental philosophy club (lecture; Patronage and Institutions in the Scientific Revolution). In the Royal Society, the scholars held up Baconian ideals where they refrained from speculation and hypotheses. They mainly wanted to build up facts from these experiments, meaning one outcome occurred so many times that it must be a fact (lecture; Patronage and Institutions…). The validation of experiments was necessary for these tested and proven facts to be accepted into