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Dampier-Whetham [1] defines science as an ordered knowledge of natural phenomena or processes, and the interrelations between them. It is worth emphasizing the major points given in this definition: (1) science is ordered knowledge; (2) the knowledge encompassed concerns natural phenomena; and, (3) science deals with interrelations between phenomena or processes, thus indicating a dynamic body of knowledge.
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Whetham, William Cecil Dampier, A History of Science and its Relations with Philosophy and Religion, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1943, p. X III.
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Farrington, Benjamin, Francis Bacon, Philosopher of Industrial Science, Lawrence and Wishart, London, 1951, Chapters I, IX.
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Hodes, R. (1974). Aims and Methods of Scientific Research. In: Cohen, R.S., Stachel, J.J., Wartofsky, M.W. (eds) For Dirk Struik. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2115-9_29
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