Asking on StackExchange gives a variety of people before Newton: http://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/5275/was-isacc-newton-the-first-person-to-articulate-the-scientific-method-in-europe/5277#5277
Even there, someone points out that Bacon wasn’t big on math. I’ll grant you I should give him more credit for a sensible conclusion on heat, and for encouraging experiments.
Asking on StackExchange gives a variety of people before Newton: http://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/5275/was-isacc-newton-the-first-person-to-articulate-the-scientific-method-in-europe/5277#5277
Even there, someone points out that Bacon wasn’t big on math. I’ll grant you I should give him more credit for a sensible conclusion on heat, and for encouraging experiments.