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William Whewell

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English philosopher and historian of science (1794–1866)

Born 1794
Died 1866

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  • Cover of: Astronomy and general physics considered with reference to natural theology

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  • Cover of: History of the inductive sciences: from the earliest to the present times.

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  • Cover of: elements of morality, including polity.

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  • Cover of: History of scientific ideas.

    First published in 1858 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times

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  • Cover of: Indications of the creator.: Extracts, bearing upon theology, from the History and the Philosophy of the inductive sciences.

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    First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1835 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The doctrine of limits with its applications: namely, conic sections, the first three sections of Newton, the differential calculus. A portion of a course of university education.

    First published in 1838 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of William Whewell

English philosopher and historian of science (1794–1866)

Born 1794
Died 1866

Subjects

Science, History, Philosophy, Ethics, Natural theology, Political ethics, Astronomy, Cosmic physics, Church architecture, Economics, Higher Education, International law, Law, Mechanics, Plurality of worlds, Political science, Science, philosophy, 30.01 history of the exact sciences, Analytic Mechanics, Applied Mechanics, Calculus, Celestial mechanics, Conic sections, Cosmology, Dynamics

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Great Britain, France, Germany

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Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727)

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  • WILLIAM WHEWELL

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 9, 2013 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import