This dimension groups scientific theories by the discipline they belong to. Wikipedia notes that scientific theories "describe the causes of a particular natural phenomenon and are used to explain and predict aspects of the physical universe or specific areas of inquiry (for example, electricity, chemistry, and astronomy)." Browsing this way collects every theory belonging to the same discipline.
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1. Wikipedia: Biology
WikipediaBiology, Etymology and history sectionQuote, Biology, Etymology and history section
The term biology in its modern sense appears to have been introduced independently by Thomas Beddoes (in 1799), Karl Friedrich Burdach (in 1800), Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (Biologie oder Philosophie der lebenden Natur, 1802) and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (Hydrogeologie, 1802).
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