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According to Wikipedia, 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.

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William Whewell's Published Works

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The philosophy of the inductive sciences (442)
A History of the Inductive Sciences (1838) (210)
History of the inductive sciences from the earliest to the present time (98)
Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology (93)
On the Philosophy of discovery (71)
Novum Organon Renovatum (67)
XI. Essay towards a first approximation to a map of cotidal lines (34)
On the philosophy of discovery : chapters historical and critical : including the completion of the third edition of The philosophy of the inductive sciences (24)
On the Principles of English University Education (22)
XVII. Researches on the tides.—Sixth series. On the results of an extensive system of tide observations made on the coasts of Europe and America in June 1835 (21)
Novum organon renovatum : being the second part of the Philosophy of the inductive sciences (19)
The elements of morality: including polity (17)
Literary remains : consisting of lectures and tracts on political economy, of the late Rev. Richard Jones (13)
IV. A general method of calculating the angles made by any planes of crystals, and the laws according to which they are formed (8)
Of the Transformation of Hypotheses in the History of Science (7)
Demonstration that all Matter is heavy (6)
Researches on the tides; sixth series. On the results of an extensive system of tide observations, made on the coasts of Europe and America, in June 1835 (5)
II. On the empirical laws of the tides in the port of London; with some reflexions on the theory (5)
Criticism of Aristotle's Account of Induction (4)
I. The Bakerian Lecture.—Researches on the tides. Thirteenth series. On the tides of the Pacific, and on the diurnal inequality (4)
MATHEMATICAL Exposition of Certain Doctrines of Political Economy. Third Memoir (3)
XIV. Researches on the tides. —Twelfth series. On the laws of the rise and fall of the sea's surface during each tide (3)
Additional lectures on the history of moral philosophy (3)
X. Researches on the tides.—ninth series. on the determination of the laws of the tides from short series of observations (3)
Bentham—Classification of offenses. (3)
XI. Researches on the tides.—tenth series. on the laws of low water at the port of plymouth, and on the permanency of mean water (3)
XI. Researches on the tides.—fourteenth series. on the results of continued tide observations at several places on the british coasts (2)
V. On the results of tide observations made in June 1834 at the coast guard stations in Great Britain and Ireland (2)
Of the Platonic Theory of Ideas (2)
XIV. Researches on the tides. —Eighth series. On the progress of the diurnal inequality wave along the coasts of Europe (2)
VII. Researches on the tides. —seventh series. On the diurnal inequality of the height of the tide, especially at Plymouth and at Singapore; and on the Mean level of the sea (2)
I. Researches on the tides.—fourth seris. On the empirical laws of the tides in the port of Liverpool (2)
On the Wave of Translation in connexion with the Northern Drift (1847) (2)
On the Empirical Laws of the Tides in the Port of Liverpool. [Abstract] (1)
A general method of calculating the angles made by any planes of crystals, and the laws according to which they are formed (1)
On the Empirical Laws of the Tides in the Port of London, with Some Reflections on the Theory. (1)
XII. Researches on the tides.—fifth series. On the solar inequality and on the diurnal inequality of the tides at Liverpool (1)
History of the inductive sciences : from the earliest to the present time / by William Whewell. (1)
Hugonis Grotii De jure belli et pacis libri tres (1)
Remarks on the Complete Gothic and After-Gothic Styles in Germany (1)
VI. Additional note to the eleventh series of researches on the tides (1)
On Plato's Notion of Dialectic (1)
An introduction to dynamics (1)
On the diurnal inequality of the height of tide, especially at Plymouth and at Singapore; and on the mean level of the sea. (1)
XII. Researches on the tides.—eleventh series. On certain tide observations made in the Indian seas (1)
On the results of tide observations, made in June 1834, at the Coast-Guard stations in Great Britain and Ireland (1)
Bentham—His principles of morals and legislation. (0)
Bentham—His biography—His style of discussion. (0)
[Report on] Researches in physical astronomy (0)
Bentham—Objections to his system. (0)
Perkins—Ames—Hall—Sanderson—Taylor. (0)
England and the English : an up-to-date text book on English life, manners, and customs (0)
Bentham—Method—Punishment—Civil and penal law—Influence of time and place. (0)
Indications Of The Creator Ed. 2 (0)
Plato's dialogues referring to the trial and death of Socrates (0)
Bentham—Object of law—Marriage—Divorce. (0)
Researches on the tides. Tenth series. On the laws of low water at the port of Plymouth, and on the permanency of mean water (0)
On the establishment of the principles of statistics (0)
Additional Note to the Eleventh Series of Researches on the Tides. [Abstract] (0)
Researches on the Tides. Eleventh Series. On Certain Tide Observations Made in the Indian Seas. (0)
An Account of the late Cambridge Etymological Society, and its Plans; with some Specimens of its Labours (1852) (0)
Venusin the motions of the Earth and On an inequality of long period (0)
Tide Researches. Fourteenth Series. On the Results of Continued Tide Observations at Several Places on the British Coasts. [Abstract] (0)
Butler—Shaftesbury—Warburton—Berkeley—Tindal—Balguy. (0)
On the foundations of morals : four sermons preached before the University of Cambridge, November 1837 (0)
Shaftesbury—Hutcheson—Balguy—South. (0)
Remarks on the proposed reform of the University of Cambridge, May 31, 1855 (0)
The republic and the Timæus (0)
Gisborne—Pearson—Price—Robert Hall. (0)
Dialogues of the Socratic school, and dialogues referring to the trial and death of Socrates (0)
Thirteenth series of tide researches (0)
Warburton—Law—Jackson—Rutherforth—Waterland. (0)
Henry More—Whichcote—Worthington—Wilkins. (0)
On an inequality of long period in the motions of the Earth and Venus (0)
Researches in Physical Astronomy. [Abstract] (0)
LX. Remarks on Mr. Hopkins's reply to the previous remarks on glacier theories (1845) (0)

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