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William Whewell FRS FGS FRSE ( / ˈhjuːəl / HEW-əl; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. He was Master at Trinity College, Cambridge. In his time as a student there, he achieved distinction in both poetry and mathematics .
Dec 23, 2000 · William Whewell (1794–1866) was one of the most important and influential figures in nineteenth-century Britain. Whewell, a polymath, wrote extensively on numerous subjects, including mechanics, mineralogy, geology, astronomy, political economy, theology, educational reform, international law, and architecture, as well as the works that remain the most well-known today in philosophy of ...
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Apr 15, 2024 · William Whewell (born May 24, 1794, Lancaster, Lancashire, England—died March 6, 1866, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English philosopher and historian remembered both for his writings on ethics and for his work on the theory of induction, a philosophical analysis of particulars to arrive at a scientific generalization.
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William Whewell (May 24, 1794 - March 6, 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian and historian of science. His surname is pronounced "H-you-el." He was one of the founding members and an early president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the Royal Society, president ...
May 23, 2018 · Whewell, William (1794–1866) A mineralogist and moral philosopher of Cambridge, who wrote works on mathematics, natural theology, and the history and philosophy of science. He also studied the theory and causes of tides, collecting his information with the assistance of members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
William Whewell FRS FGS FRSE ( / ˈhjuːəl / HEW-əl; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. He was Master at Trinity College, Cambridge. In his time as a student there, he achieved distinction in both poetry and mathematics.
W F Cannon, William Whewell, F.R.S. (1794-1866), Contributions to Science and Learning, Notes and Records of the Royal Society 19 (1964), 176-191. M Fisch, Necessary and Contingent Truth in William Whewell's Antithetical Theory of Knowledge, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 16 (1985) , 275 - 314 .
