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(Encyclopedia) science [Lat. scientia=knowledge]. For many the term science refers to the organized body of knowledge concerning the physical world, both animate and inanimate, but a proper…

Science

Biographies Science and Technology Astronauts and Aviators Explorers Mathematicians and statisticians Scientists: Applied Sciences and Technology Scientists: Earth Sciences Scientists: Life…

Christian Science

(Encyclopedia) Christian Science, religion founded upon principles of divine healing and laws expressed in the acts and sayings of Jesus, as discovered and set forth by Mary Baker Eddy and practiced…

naval science

(Encyclopedia) naval science: see strategy and tactics.

planetary science

(Encyclopedia) planetary science or planetology, study of planets and planetary systems as a whole. Planetary science applies the theories and methods of traditional disciplines such as astronomy,…

social science

(Encyclopedia) social science, term for any or all of the branches of study that deal with humans in their social relations. Often these studies are referred to in the plural as the social sciences.…

space science

(Encyclopedia) space science, body of scientific knowledge as it relates to space exploration; it is sometimes also called astronautics. Space science draws on the conventional sciences of physics,…