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Definition of Natural science

1. Noun. The sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena.

Definition of Natural science

1. Noun. A science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world; a general term of physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Natural Science

Literary usage of Natural science

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"NEW IDEALISM With the decline of Hegelianism came the reign of natural science and materialism, and the temporary eclipse of all philosophy. ..."

2. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"NEW IDEALISM With the decline of Hegelianism came the reign of natural science and materialism, and the temporary eclipse of all philosophy. ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"He was professor of natural science in Rochester University in 1866, and the next year conducted an exploring party of students across South America, ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"natural science IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.* BY JM AEMS. E question before the educators of our country is a practical J- one, involving important and ..."

5. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"natural science—or, more definitely, knowledge of the physical world with the aid of and in the sense of theoretical natural science —means the reduction of ..."

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