Who is credited with first documenting the use of the scientific method?

A. Sir Isaac Newton

B. Charles Darwin

C. Dmitri Mendeleev

D. Sir Francis Bacon

D. Sir Francis Bacon

Explanation:

Sir Francis Bacon was the first individual to receive credits for documenting the use of scientific method. He also set the inductive method. Previous works of Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei influenced him. In this method, scientist obtain observations, empirical data and evidence that can be measured by applying reasonable principles while utilizing the data collected from experiments so as to formulate and test hypothesis.

D. Sir Francis Bacon