In the first half of the nineteenth century, the British sought to master the physical properties of the oceans; in the second half, they lorded over large port

William Whewell's views on the philosophy of science were dismissed as incoherent and eclectic when he introduced them in the middle of the 19th century, though

In the 19th century intense intellectual activity in the sciences, mathematics & psychology eventually led to the devolution of independent disciplines.

The Victorian period in Britain was an “age of reform.” It is therefore not surprising that two of the era’s most eminent intellects described themselves