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As you read this summary, you will discover that scientific progress is not due to the rigid system of rules commonly attributed to the scientific method.

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Science is often presented as a safe enterprise, with strict and well-defined rules that are said to be at the root of its remarkable effectiveness. It is common to believe that the scientist makes careful observations and tries to account for them by formulating a new theory. Some imagine him to put forward hypotheses in accordance with existing theories and develop them to predict the results of future experiments. However, according to the history of science, major discoveries do not follow this pattern at all. How do the scientific revolutions that generate progress occur?