In the scientific process, they play a minimal role. Summary of all answers to question 5 6. Beauty is something that satisfies your expectations, but then goes beyond. It adds a little more that is unexpected, and gives it a twist that makes it beautiful. Yes there is beauty in observation.
Science seeks to break down and explain specific parts.
In doing that you see more beauty in the parts than in the whole object. For example, the patterns involved in a math formula show the beauty in the specific parts of a whole. Summary of all answers to question 6 7. Summary of all answers to question 7 8. Science in art.