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Physics is the present-day equivalent OF WHICH/OF WHAT used to be called natural philosophy, from which most odd present-day science arose.
The answer is of what, but I don't understand.
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Physics is the present-day equivalent OF WHICH/OF WHAT used to be called natural philosophy, from which most odd present-day science arose.
The answer is of what, but I don't understand.
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Think of it as a question - “what used to be called natural philosophy?” (Physics) vs “which used to....?” The former is correct because there’s no comparative here.
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Physics is the present-day equivalent OF WHICH/OF WHAT used to be called natural philosophy, from which most odd present-day science arose.
The answer is of what, but I don't understand.
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Physics is the present-day equivalent OF WHICH/OF WHAT used to be called natural philosophy, from which most odd present-day science arose.
The answer is of what, but I don't understand.
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Think of it as a question - “what used to be called natural philosophy?” (Physics) vs “which used to....?” The former is correct because there’s no comparative here.
– njboot
2 days ago
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Think of it as a question - “what used to be called natural philosophy?” (Physics) vs “which used to....?” The former is correct because there’s no comparative here.
– njboot
2 days ago
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Think of it as a question - “what used to be called natural philosophy?” (Physics) vs “which used to....?” The former is correct because there’s no comparative here.
– njboot
2 days ago
Think of it as a question - “what used to be called natural philosophy?” (Physics) vs “which used to....?” The former is correct because there’s no comparative here.
– njboot
2 days ago
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Think of it as a question - “what used to be called natural philosophy?” (Physics) vs “which used to....?” The former is correct because there’s no comparative here.
– njboot
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