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NOW WHAT? • Rerun #2657: Whewell's wherewithal with words

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Was William Whewell the William Shakespeare of whipping up wondrous new words for science?

That's also a pretty funny story about him and Faraday. I guess naming new things has always been a struggle, even for the famous scientists of old…

Statistics: Posted by Philadelphus — 23 Nov 2024 20:27



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