Transcript: Induction is an important tool of the scientific method. In induction a specific statement based on a limited set of data or observations is generalized to form a very broad conclusion. Newton, for example, based on limited measurements of orbits within the solar system, hypothesized that his theory of gravity applied to all orbits inside the solar system and outside the solar system, a very broad generalization called the Universal Law of Gravity. When, subsequently, orbits were measured outside the solar system or new objects within the solar system were discovered such as comets, it turns out that his law applied to them too. That is a successful use of the inductive method. Induction tries to gain knowledge by generalization, but is always susceptible to limited observations. One of the dangers of induction is generalizing based on too few or insufficient quality observations.