Whewell, Rev. William: HISTORY OF THE INDUCTIVE SCIENCES, FROM THE EARLIEST TO THE PRESENT TIMES, IN THREE VOLUMES. London, 1837, John W. Parker.

Rare first edition of the attempt by the English scholar William Whewell (1794-1866) to systematize the history and evolution of inductive sciences over the centuries; the author, one of the major English thinkers of his time in the philosophical and especially scientific fields, is also the father of several important technical-scientific neologisms, starting from the term “scientist” itself. The work, published in the 3 volumes presented here, is preserved in a set of 3 elegant full leather bindings adorned with elaborate floral frames imprinted in gold on the boards, marbled edges, noble ex-libris.