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On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
Book by Mary Somerville, written in 1834 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences, by Mary Somerville, is one of the best-selling science books of the 19th century.[1] The book went through many editions and was translated into several European languages. It is considered one of the first popular science books, containing few diagrams and very little mathematics. It describes astronomy, physics, chemistry, geography, meteorology and electromagnetism as they were scientifically understood at the time.[2][3][4][5] In a review of the book in March 1834, William Whewell coined the word "scientist".[6][7]
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