Natural philosophy
Natural philosophy noun - The science of matter and energy and their interactions.
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Physics is a synonym for natural philosophy. In some cases you can use "Physics" instead a noun phrase "Natural philosophy".
Physics
Physics noun - The science of matter and energy and their interactions.
Usage example: his favorite subject was physics
Natural philosophy is a synonym for physics. You can use "Natural philosophy" instead a noun "Physics". popular alternative
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Science or natural philosophy as it was still called in its early years, found its modern origins in the figure of the great Isaac Newton who, along with Leibniz in Germany, sparked an intellectual revolution across Europe in the fields of mathematics and physics.
Source: Useful Notes / The Enlightenment
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