Home›Scientists›Era›By Decade›1780sBrowse By1780sThis dimension groups scientists by the era in which they worked. Wikipedia notes that "it was not until the 19th century that the term scientist came into regular use," a term coined long after many of the people the atlas now calls scientists had already done their work. Browsing by era lets a visitor compare scientists active in the same period.Facts1780sConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonConcept Term OriginWell-attested1834 11780sFilter Results17 entriesDisciplineAllAstronomy (1)Botany (1)Electromagnetism (2)Geology (5)Linguistics (2)Logic (1)Mathematics (2)Paleontology (2)Physics (1)Field (legacy)AllAstronomy (1)Comparative and historical linguistics, philology (1)Geology (1)Geology and mining engineering (1)Historical linguistics and philology (1)Mathematics (1)Mathematics and philosophy (1)Palaeontology (1)Philology (1)Physics and optics, spectroscopy (1)InstitutionAllEcole Polytechnique (1)Humboldt University of Berlin (1)Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1)Royal Society (3)The Geological Society of London (4)University of Copenhagen (1)University of Göttingen (1)In GroupAllAlgebra And Number Theory (1)Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics (1)Botany (1)Classical And Theoretical Physicists Before 1900 (1)Classical And Theoretical Physicists, 1900 to 1949 (1)Geologists (3)Logic And Foundations (1)Other Physics (1)Paleontologists (2)Planetary Science And Solar System Astronomy (1)Syntax And Generative Grammar (3)NationalityAllBohemia (1)Denmark (1)England (1)France (1)Germany (2)Holy Roman Empire (1)Ireland (4)Kingdom of Bavaria (2)Kingdom of Prussia (1)United Kingdom (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Adam Sedgwick1780sAlexander Mitchell1780sAndrew Crosse1780sAugustin-Louis Cauchy1780sBernard Bolzano1780sFriedrich Bessel1780sGeorg Ohm1780sGeorg Simon Ohm1780sJacob Grimm1780sJakob Grimm1780sJoseph von Fraunhofer1780sRasmus Rask1780sSir Richard Griffith1780sWilliam Buckland1780sWilliam Conybeare1780sWilliam Henry Fitton1780sWilliam Jackson Hooker1780sConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 1,925 connections.Sources1. Online Etymology Dictionary: scientisttier 2Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, scientist entryQuote, Online Etymology Dictionary, scientist entry"person versed in or devoted to science," 1834, a hybrid coined from Latin scientia (see science) by the Rev. William Whewell, English polymath, by analogy with artist, in the same paragraph in which he coined physicist.View the SourceÉdouard Roche (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: Édouard RocheView the SourceJames Van Allen (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: James Van AllenView the SourceEnrico Fermi (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: Enrico FermiView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.