Project Gutenberg 2022-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 350 Whewell, William 1794 1866 Whewell, W. (William) History of the inductive sciences, from the earliest to the present time $aUnited States :$bD. Appleton and Company,$c1875. Ed Brandon "History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Time" by William Whewell is a comprehensive historical account written in the late 19th century. The work aims to examine the evolution of physical sciences from their inception to contemporary understanding, emphasizing significant discoveries and their contexts. It explores how human knowledge developed through observation and reasoning, casting light on the journey toward acquiring scientific truths. The opening of the work establishes Whewell's ambitious purpose of detailing the pivotal moments in the history of physical sciences. He introduces the concept of inductive reasoning as a vital process through which scientific knowledge is formed, distinguishing it from other types of knowledge. Whewell affirms the importance of both factual observation and rational thought in forming substantial general knowledge. Furthermore, he outlines his plan to highlight key epochs, significant figures, and events in the progression of scientific understanding, while also hinting at a future work that will delve into the philosophy underpinning the inductive sciences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyofinducti01whew/page/n10/mode/1up and https://archive.org/details/historyofinducti02whew/page/n10/mode/1up 20211129165536whewell 1875 US Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science -- History Q Text Category: History - Other Category: Science - Physics 3591908 2025-06-27T07:56:09.885806 text/html 3502780 2022-08-05T16:51:52 text/html 1390223 2025-06-27T07:56:57.864088 application/epub+zip 1460317 2025-06-27T07:56:17.151779 application/epub+zip 1365045 2025-06-27T07:56:13.441749 application/epub+zip 2532779 2025-06-27T07:57:26.505948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2448551 2025-06-27T07:56:53.312106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2351850 2022-09-30T22:00:38.374015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2924770 2025-06-27T07:56:00.717816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2924462 2022-08-05T16:51:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18540 2025-06-27T07:57:26.751907 application/rdf+xml 11202 2025-06-27T07:56:13.904761 image/jpeg 2042 2025-06-27T07:56:13.679755 image/jpeg 1056547 2022-08-05T16:51:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 1259262 2022-08-05T16:51:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 1268594 2025-06-27T07:56:10.112822 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia