In the mid-nineteenth century, natural philosophers
A) advised the government on policy issues.
B) recommended allocation of funds for research.
C) argued for the natural coalition of church and state.
D) were the landed gentry with little interest in science.
E) understood the workings of all the physical universe.

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In the mid-nineteenth century, natural philosophers, who were essentially early scientists, sought to understand the workings of the physical universe through observation and experimentation.

In the Mid-Nineteenth Century, Natural Philosophers