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William Whewell

William Whewell (1794–1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science.
The 766th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 636 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations636Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word85Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning185Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Hist. Inductive Sci.34053.0%Find quotations in OED
2.William Whewell538.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Philos. Inductive Sci.518.0%Find quotations in OED
4.De Jure Belli335.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Life & Corr. W. Whewell284.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Let.203.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Archit. Notes German Churches132.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Hist. Sci. Ideas102.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Elem. Morality71.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Novum Organon Renov.71.0%Find quotations in OED

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