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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences' and 'On the Conservation of Force'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / d. Consilience

20643

Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation [Whewell]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

20646

Helmholtz used 'energy' to mathematically link heat, light, electricity and magnetism [Helmholtz, by Watson]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / c. Conservation of energy

20973

All forces conserve the sum of kinetic and potential energy [Helmholtz, by Papineau]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]