Library of 19^th Century Science:
The Golden Age of Geology



HISTORY OF THE

INDUCTIVE SCIENCES,

FROM

THE EARLIEST TO THE PRESENT TIME.




BY

WILLIAM WHEWELL, D. D.,

Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.


THE THIRD  EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOLUME II

NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY


1858

This electronic edition prepared by Dr. David C. Bossard
from original documents in the library holdings of Dartmouth College.

February, 2006.

Copyright © 2006 by Dr. David C. Bossard.  All rights reserved.