When1: 1837
When2: 1847
Who: William Whewell [Whewell, William]
What: philosopher
Where: England
works\ History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time [1837]; Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences Founded upon their History [1840 and 1847]
Detail: He lived 1794 to 1866. People make hypotheses and then check them by observation. These are two different processes. Two inductions can lead to same cause, or two testimonies or experiments can state same fact {consilience, Whewell}.
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