History of the Inductive Sciences
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History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| History of the Inductive Sciences canonical | 4 |
| The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T203881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of the Inductive Sciences Context triple: [William Whewell, notableWork, History of the Inductive Sciences]
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A.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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B.
Novum Organum
Novum Organum is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that introduced a new empirical method of scientific inquiry and helped shape the course of the Scientific Revolution.
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C.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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D.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
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E.
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of the Inductive Sciences Target entity description: History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
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A.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
-
B.
Novum Organum
Novum Organum is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that introduced a new empirical method of scientific inquiry and helped shape the course of the Scientific Revolution.
-
C.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
-
D.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
-
E.
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
book
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history of science work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | William Whewell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
development of scientific knowledge
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development of scientific methods ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
History of the Inductive Sciences
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surface form:
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
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| genre |
history of science
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAffiliation |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| hasAuthorOccupation |
Anglican priest
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historian of science ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I
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Volume II ⓘ Volume III ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasVolumeCount | 3 ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
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Victorian philosophy of science ⓘ later historiography of science ⓘ |
| isPartOf | William Whewell’s works on inductive sciences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
classification of sciences
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progress of science ⓘ role of induction in science ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive treatment of inductive methods
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systematic survey of the history of the sciences ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | John W. Parker ⓘ |
| subject |
history of astronomy
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history of chemistry ⓘ history of geology ⓘ history of mechanics ⓘ history of optics ⓘ history of physiology ⓘ inductive reasoning ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
19th century
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Middle Ages ⓘ antiquity ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences
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History of the Inductive Sciences
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