Research Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Etymology == [[File:Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Aristotle]], (384β322 BC), one of the early figures in the development of the [[scientific method]]<ref>"[https://www.pbs.org/saf/1307/features/knows.htm The Origins of Science] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030303204503/http://www.pbs.org/saf/1307/features/knows.htm |date=3 March 2003 }}". ''[[Scientific American Frontiers]]''.</ref>]] The word ''research'' is derived from the [[French language|Middle French]] "''recherche''", which means "to go about seeking", the term itself being derived from the [[Old French]] term "recerchier," a compound word from "re-" + "cerchier", or "sercher", meaning 'search'.<ref name="Merriam_webster">{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research|title=Research |publisher=Merriam-Webster |access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122245/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research|url-status=live}}</ref> The earliest recorded use of the term was in 1577.<ref name="Merriam_webster"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page