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title: "Natural science"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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Aside from the logical and mathematical sciences, there are three great branches of natural science which stand apart by reason of the variety of far reaching deductions drawn from a small number of primary postulates — they are mechanics, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics.
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Today, natural sciences are more commonly divided into life sciences, such as botany and zoology, and physical sciences, which include physics, chemistry, astronomy, and Earth sciences.
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== See also ==
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Branches of science
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Empiricism
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List of academic disciplines and sub-disciplines
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Natural history
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Natural Sciences (Cambridge), for the Tripos at the University of Cambridge
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== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
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== Further reading ==
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Defining Natural Sciences Ledoux, S. F., 2002: Defining Natural Sciences, Behaviourology Today, 5(1), 34–36.
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Stokes, Donald E. (1997). Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation. Revised and translated by Albert V. Carozzi and Marguerite Carozzi. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8157-8177-6.
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The History of Recent Science and Technology
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Natural Sciences Contains updated information on research in the Natural Sciences including biology, geography and the applied life and earth sciences.
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Reviews of Books About Natural Science This site contains over 50 previously published reviews of books about natural science, plus selected essays on timely topics in natural science.
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Scientific Grant Awards Database Contains details of over 2,000,000 scientific research projects conducted over the past 25 years.
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E!Science Up-to-date science news aggregator from major sources including universities. |