natural philosophy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of natural philosophy
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
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Zoe Kurland: John Tyndall was working as a professor of natural philosophy at The Royal Institution in London, publishing research in European journals.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023
There, daily Bible study shared a dense curriculum with history, geography, mathematics, natural philosophy, Greek, Latin, music and rhetoric.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023
John Tyndall was a mountaineer, prolific writer of science books, prominent physicist and professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
From Scientific American • Aug. 26, 2019
Accompanying Smith to the execution were Preston and a professor of natural philosophy named Thomas Jackson, who would later become famous as Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2017
In these cases the first belief has the facts on its side and the second doesn’t; one version of natural philosophy established itself over its opponent through the superiority of its grasp over nature.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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