William Whewell
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William Whewell FRS FGS, (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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See also
- Catastrophism
- Uniformitarianism
- Earl of Bridgewater for other Bridgewater Treatise
- Law of three stages for Whewell's opposition to Auguste Comte's positivism
- Michael Faraday
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