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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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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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this entity surface form: "The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences"