William Whewell quote: Astronomy is ... the only progressive Science which the ancient...

Astronomy is ... the only progressive Science which the ancient world produced.

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William Whewell (1847). “History of the Inductive Sciences: I. The Greek school philosophy, with reference to physical science. II. The physical sciences in ancient Greece. III. Greek astronomy. IV. Physical science in the middle ages. V. Formal astronomy after the stationary period”, p.96

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