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- DictionaryNat·u·ral phi·los·o·phy/ˌnaCHər(ə)l fəˈläsəfē/
noun
- 1. natural science, especially physical science. archaic
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Ancient philosophical study of nature and physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science. It is considered to be the precursor of natural science
Natural philosophy or philosophy of nature (from Latin philosophia naturalis) is the philosophical study of physics, that is, nature and the physical universe. It was dominant before the development of modern science. From the ancient world (at least since Aristotle) until the 19th century, natural philosophy was the common term for the study of physics (nature), a broad term that included botany,... Wikipedia