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→Natural philosophy and science: clarif.
Natural philosophy also was a name that applied to [[scientific]] rather than purely philosophical study which was used extensively before the 19th century.
Natural philosophy also was a name that applied to [[scientific]] rather than purely philosophical study which was used extensively before the 19th century.
The term ''scientist'' only emerged in the 19th century. Prior to this, scientific study was called ''natural philosophy'' and scientists were ''natural philosophers.'' These disciplines entailed broad areas of study of the universe, employing [[mathematics]] and the [[scientific method]] in the sciences of [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[anatomy]], and so forth.
The term ''scientist'' only emerged in the 19th century. Prior to this, scientific study was called ''natural philosophy'' and scientists were ''natural philosophers.'' These disciplines entailed broad areas of study of the world and the rest of the universe, employing [[mathematics]] and the [[scientific method]] in the sciences of [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[anatomy]], and so forth.
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