The modern scientific method was born with Galileo in the 17th century,however,the development of the natural sciences began to gain speed only in the latter part of the 18th and the early part of the 19th centuries.

• 现代科学的方法问世于17世纪的伽利略时代。然而，直到18世纪后期和19世纪初期，自然科学才得到了迅猛的发展。