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A comprehensive overview of the development of the inductive method, this book traces the history of the natural sciences from ancient Greece to the present day. With chapters on the work of Bacon, Galileo, and Newton, as well as more recent developments in quantum theory... Read Full Overview

This comprehensive history by William Whewell traces the development of the inductive sciences from ancient times to the present day. It includes detailed discussions on major scientific discoveries and figures throughout history, as well as their impact on society and culture... Read Full Overview

This comprehensive history by William Whewell traces the development of the inductive sciences from ancient times to the present day. It includes detailed discussions on major scientific discoveries and figures throughout history, as well as their impact on society and culture... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

A central figure in Victorian science, William Whewell (1794-1866) held professorships in Mineralogy and Moral Philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge, before becoming Master of the college in 1841. His mathematical textbooks, such as A Treatise on Dynamics (1823), were instrumental... Read Full Overview