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: Chemistry
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Robert Boyle, although skeptical of elements and convinced of alchemy, played a key part in elevating the "sacred art" as an independent, fundamental and philosophical discipline in his work The Sceptical Chymist (1661).
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