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I've often read that Newton called himself a natural philosopher, not a scientist. Even up til the time of Kant, I know Newton was still referred to in this way. When and why did we start calling folks like Newton scientists rather than philosophers?

by /u/White___Velvet in /r/AskHistorians

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