[Ads-l] Antedating of "Social Science"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Sep 13 22:18:06 UTC 2020


social science (OED a1771)

1746 William Collins _Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegoric Subjects_ 43 (Eighteenth Century Collections Online)  Thou Heav'n, whate'er of Great we boast, Hast blest this social Science most.


Fred Shapiro

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