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William Whewell FRS FGS FRSE (/ ˈ h juː əl / 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 .
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 ...
William Whewell 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. Whewell spent most of his career at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he.
Jun 5, 2014 · Born the eldest son of a Lancaster master carpenter in 1794, Whewell attended Heversham Grammar School from 1810 in order to compete for a scholarship to Trinity College. He was successful and was formally entered at Cambridge in 1811, beginning his first term in October 1812 as a sub-sizar.
Sep 21, 1991 · Abstract. William Whewell was a giant of Victorian intellectual culture. His influence, whether recognized or forgotten, is palpable in areas as diverse as moral philosophy, mineralogy, architecture, the politics of education, physics, engineering, and theology.
English philosopher of science and polymath, of whom the essayist Sydney Smith (1771–1845) said ‘science is his forte, and omniscience is his foible’.
William Whewell was a philosopher of science and a central figure in early Victorian science and mathematics whose astronomical work focused upon tides. Born the eldest son of a carpenter, he attended the grammar school at Heversham, Westmorland, and then entered Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating second wrangler.
Abstract. As we have seen, Whewell’s Philosophy of 1840 was the culmination of a process of intense philosophical deliberation that spanned the best part of the two decades prior to its publication.
William Whewell 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.
May 23, 2018 · WHEWELL, WILLIAM (b. Lancaster, England, 24 May 1794;d. Cambridge, England, 6 March 1866), theology, history and philosophy of science, physical astronomy, mineralogy, tidal theory [1], science education, political economy, architectural history, moral philosophy.
