natural philosophy
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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
The Maya possessed advanced knowledge of mathematics and natural philosophy.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
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
At the age of twenty-two he returned to Glasgow University to take up a professorship in natural philosophy, a position he would hold for the next fifty-three years.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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